Do you read Sutter Cane? 📚 Asking for a friend… who may or may not be a Lovecraftian horror.
Well, this is very exciting. John Carpenter’s In The Mouth of Madness is getting a 4K UHD Limited Edition from Arrow. Because apparently, the previous versions weren’t good enough for your fancy eyes. I love the film and have been after a decent version for a while. Or maybe I’m just saying that to sound cultured.🤔
Horror author Sutter Cane is missing. As crowds turn violent waiting for copies of his latest book, Cane’s publishers enlist insurance investigator John Trent to find him. With Cane’s editor, Linda Styles, Trent sets off in search of the elusive author and finds himself trapped in Hobb’s End, a town that should only exist within the author’s books. As fiction and reality blur, Trent begins to realize that between the lines, beyond the page, somewhere out there in the dark, something evil is waiting to break through.
Okay, so basically, a writer’s words are so powerful they can literally destroy reality. I bet J.K. Rowling wishes she had that kind of power. Imagine the fan fiction! 🤯 Starring Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Julie Carmen (Fright Night Part 2), and Jürgen Prochnow (Das Boot), with a supporting cast that features Charlton Heston (The Omega Man), David Warner (Time Bandits), and John Glover (Gremlins 2), plus sterling special effects from KNB EFX, In the Mouth of Madness makes its debut appearance in glorious 4K Ultra HD, looking deeper, richer, and stranger than ever! Or, you know, just slightly less blurry. Let’s be real. 🙄
It is due out on 27th October, just in time for Halloween, so you can scare yourself silly with existential dread instead of cheap jump scares. And you can pre-order it here. Go on, empty your wallets for a slightly better version of a movie you already own. You know you want to. 😈
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films. Because apparently, the old restoration was trash.🗑️
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible). For when you want to see every single pore on Sam Neill’s face in terrifying detail. 😬
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio options. So you can choose between surround sound madness or classic stereo madness. The choice is yours! 🤔
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Because everyone deserves to be terrified, regardless of their auditory abilities. 🦻
- Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter. Hear them reminisce about the good old days of practical effects and existential horror.👴👵
- Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe. More commentary! Because you didn’t get enough the first time. 🤷
- Brand new audio commentary by filmmakers Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane, co-hosts of Colors of the Dark podcast. Because we need even *more* opinions on this cinematic masterpiece. 🙄
- Making Madness, a newly filmed interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter. More behind-the-scenes gossip! 🤫
- Do You Read Sutter Cane?, a newly filmed interview with actor Jürgen Prochnow. Find out what it was *really* like to work with John Carpenter. 👀
- The Whisperer of the Dark, an archive interview with actress Julie Carmen. Get the actress’ perspective on portraying a character on the brink of madness. 😵💫
- Greg Nicotero’s Things in the Basement, an archive interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero. Learn how they made those creepy monsters! 🧌
- We Are What He Writes, a new featurette in praise of John Carpenter and In the Mouth of Madness. Because we haven’t praised John Carpenter enough already. 🙄
- Reality Is Not What It Used To Be, a new appreciation by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Get ready for some deep, philosophical musings on a horror film. 🤓
- Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, an archive featurette looking at the locations used in the film. Take a virtual tour of the spooky locations! 👻
- Home Movies From Hobb’s End, behind-the-scenes footage. See what the actors did between takes! (Probably just drank coffee and complained about the weather). ☕
- The Making of In the Mouth of Madness, a vintage featurette. A blast from the past! 👴
- Theatrical trailer and TV spots. Relive the marketing hype! 📣
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla. Because who doesn’t love options? 🎨
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla. Now you can plaster your walls with Lovecraftian horror! 🖼️
- Perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing on the film by Guy Adams, Josh Hurtado, Richard Kadrey, George Daniel Lea, Willow Catelyn Maclay, and Alexandra West. Read even *more* opinions on this film! 📚
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