10/05/15 – day five of thirty-one days of horror!
It’s wrong to let October slip by without mentioning Director John Carpenter,
but if you need me to remind you of his seminal 1978 Halloween at this
time of year, we should probably not be friends. Instead I am going to
recommend In the Mouth of Madness, Carpenter’s riff on both Stephen King
and godfather of modern horror, H. P. Lovecraft.
This is a film that was largely ignored upon release in the 90’s, but
has begun to be recognized as a stronger entry in the Carpenter canon as
it is full of dizzying shocks, disorienting surrealism and a healthy
dollop of good old fashioned creepiness. Plus it has Sam Neil who is
always a delight, especially in a horror role that demands his patented
brand of bug-eyed sweatiness.
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