# In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

> An insurance investigator searching for a vanished horror novelist enters a fictional town where stories, madness, and supernatural apocalypse become indistinguishable.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1784

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
- Director: John Carpenter
- Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, John Glover, Bernie Casey, Peter Jason, Charlton Heston
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113409/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, grotesque, late night horror marathon, cult movie night

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