The Strange Horror of IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

[@RyanHollinger]

*What's your favourite Lovecraftian story?*

[@Doctor-Infinite]

Your Mom ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@yeoldenew]

Ryan Hollinger At the Mountains of Madness!

[@athannyx6815]

Nameless City. Because there's a game that is very atmospheric online that introduced me to it. Otherwise I get bogged down by his prose.

[@rowanwalthall9045]

the rats in the walls, the mental waredown and paranoia of the protaganist is super intresting

[@athannyx6815]

Bonus though because you asked about Lovecraftian story not specifically a lovecraft story... Tie between It and the Tommyknockers. Yes I like Tommyknockers.

[@Neptunequeen42]

Tiny nitpick: Kane isn’t “predicting the apocalypse and trying to warn the world”, he’s actively creating it by writing it into existence. It would be a way different tone to the movie if he had good intentions lol

[@blackjack0202]

Yeah, he lost me with that, too. Not sure how Ryan came to that conclusion. lol

[@MagusMarquillin]

I expect that's how it is from Kane's perspective - or at least how his ego explains his servitude to his Id. but I need to watch it again.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Kane was very clear that he was bringing the Old Ones into being with his writing and wanting it to happen, nothing about warning anyone.

[@ScaryMason]

Wow, so he thinks our protagonist is going crazy faster than everyone. Unreliable Narrator, but I thought the opposite. Sam Neill’s character is the last sane man on earth and doesn’t lose his mind until just before the end credits.

[@Leone525]

@@BeautifulEarthJa he didn't *want* them to return, he considered himself something of a fictional hero. The old ones dictated his books, but before writing "In the Mouth of Madness" Sutter Kane kinda didn't know that for sure. He was holding them behind the closed doors before he finished his book. You can more or less say that his role as a man who wrote the world end was pre-determined, at least that is what he likely believed in.

[@jackmcbride9939]

People do not talk about how hilarious this movie is. The scene when Julie Carmen’s Character transforms from the lovecraftian monster back into Linda and then throws a very confused looking Sam Neill through a door and he just silently gets up and runs away like nothing happened. Fucking gold.

[@mischief.brewed]

It's so damn funny! Genuinely great slapstick throughout the film

[@jamesedleymusic]

That's such a great shot too. A lot of awesome cinematography in this film.

[@ButWhyMe...]

I always thought it was a comedy too! If you don't like horror but prefer more dark comedy, this movie is for you!

[@ChrisDelChris]

Not to mention the mutant jogging past Trent who just stops for a second to yell “Fuck you!” before running off to join the crowd.

[@HorrorbleCWalt]

And the old lady that had her husband handcuffed, dragging him around the hotel before she butchers him. 😂

[@agdtone]

The existential dread of realizing you are a poorly written character, for a pulp paperback only novel, created by a hack.

[@rgama1173]

Oh God, please anything but that!

[@gadellomagnollo1810]

God, I wish every day.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

That's basically all of the Abrahamic religions.

[@agdtone]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Well played.

[@MCVessels]

Life's a walking shadow, a poor player Who struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then has his face suckered off by space tentacles. It is a tale Told by blind idiots, full of squamous thrashings, Signifying nothing.

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

That final scene when we realize he is watching the same movie we are really blew my mind, that shit was genius.

[@WhirlingMusic]

but it doesn't make sense

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

@@WhirlingMusic dude, it's a monster movie, relax

[@WhirlingMusic]

@@IknowIamkindagreat ...I see.

[@wireboar7321]

@@WhirlingMusic it means that he finally found out that he is a character written by suitter cane, and he bled out into the reality along with other suitter cane's creations, there's nothing he can do but futilely laugh at his written destiny

[@ericandrew9214]

@@WhirlingMusic He read the book and went insane like everyone else. None of his story was his actual story. You actually learn nothing about who Trent is. The story he recounts is the story in the book. Hence, why the movie adaptation is the same story he tells.

[@harrisonlee9585]

Do you read Sutter Cane?

[@anubusx]

I am the hero in his latest novel.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

I AM NOT INSANE _WAAAAAUUUGH_

[@dHybrid_351]

This is not a Sutter Cane story, this is not reality!

[@coolgreenbug7551]

I had to read one of his books for high school english but I don't really remember anything from it

[@NoirFan84]

I recommend checking out another underrated horror starring Sam Neill called Possession. It provides great material for analysis. An extremely deep & intense film.

[@doorsheets2637]

This guy knows what's up. Amazing film 💎

[@olivervida1766]

This the film with the rammstein soundtrack?

[@NoirFan84]

@@olivervida1766 No, that's a modern movie called The Possession. The film I'm talking about is an early 80's film directed by the late Polish filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski.

[@darkdemonqueen]

Oh thanks for reminding me! I’ve been meaning to watch that forever 👍

[@cartman9675]

@@NoirFan84 For some reason that is a hard film to track down to see. At least that's been my experience.

[@PaigeSinclaire]

Is this the movie that everyone uses the clips of Sam Neil laughing crazy and being weird as a meme? Cause now I have to see it lol

[@Toripusutashi]

Do watch it! It has a lot of smexy sam neill faces and its a great movie!!!

[@karenbatista7470]

I watched it because of the meme and I didn't regret it! It's such a great film.

[@BrokenGodEnt]

It's been awhile since I've seen either movies, but I think Event Horizon is more likely where the meme came from. Although, the cinema scene in this movie might be the moment you're talking about. Hard to say lol.

[@PaigeSinclaire]

BrokenGod Ent. Yea the cinema scene was the meme I was talking about lol

[@goodclosingtime6825]

Either this or event horizon

[@MobsterMaeday]

"Cosmic horror shenanigans" is now my favourite description of Lovecarft. Also in the mouth of madness is one of my favourite Lovecraftian movies, but I'm still hugely disappointed that Guillermo Del Toro never got to make his at the mountains of madness movie. Both Del Toro and Carpenter are up there as a couple of my favourite directors.

[@JustinY.]

To summarize this movie: *"I have no sanity, so I must scream."*

[@missgoopy4733]

Why do you comment on every video ever created?

[@zoluz9165]

U didn’t like the vid

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@missgoopy4733 He doesn't - he uses a mix of subscriptions and and picking popular videos from the home screen to maximize his dispersion and give the perception of being on every video. Why is the question of the year for this guy, though - I have no clue why.

[@zezesilver]

he's pewdiepie in disguise

[@darkdemonqueen]

Miss Goopy because he’s gangsta

[@emilyrl.]

Same Neil was absolutely AMAZING in this film. He us an EXCELLENT actor and he just shines in this one. Fantastic.

[@RemainIndoorsPainting]

Beyond the title, i'd say it has next to nothing in common in At the Mountains of Madness. It's closer to the Shadow over Innsmouth or The Call of Cthulhu.

[@reagangaitens7154]

I was just checking the comments to see if anyone had said this yet

[@RatFudger]

No More looks like shadow over innsmouth

[@jamesburke3413]

Maybe Call of Cthulu, but not Shadow over Innsmouth.

[@RemainIndoorsPainting]

@@jamesburke3413 He goes to an isolated town, with odd behaving inhabitants and a hotel stay that turns violent. All three are elements in Shadow over Innsmouth.

[@jamesburke3413]

@@RemainIndoorsPainting good points. I guess I was being a little more literal in comparing the two, i.e. the protagonist visits an isolated town, learns that the town's inhabitants are hybrid creatures, escapes the town only to learn that he's also one of those hybrid creatures. On second thought, the movie does resemble Shadow Over Innsmouth. After all, the inhabitants are ultimately creations of Sutter Cane and the protagonist, Trent, later learns much to his horror and disbelief that he's a work of fiction, too.

[@geedaisy8311]

my favourite Lovecraft inspired work is definitely junji ito's work. i know you've discussed him before (great video too). i just adore his manga with a passion.

[@lunabearsong2043]

Yes! Do you have a favorite story, or is there one that had a huge impact on you?

[@bacht4799]

He is a great artist..!

[@lunabearsong2043]

@@bacht4799 The amount of detail he puts into his work is stupifying!

[@iQKyyR3K]

just ignore the anime, from what I heard it doesn't do justice to his work

[@lunabearsong2043]

@@iQKyyR3K Not in the slightest!

[@johnparsons639]

A Lovecraft movie that I don't see talked about enough is Reanimator. The comedy and horror blend together in a really unique way in that movie that I haven't seen replicated. Over the top ridiculous and really fun flick.

[@chillcreep4926]

Lovecraft's original story is very early - there are pieces of his trademark style and topics, but the storyline meanders and each piece seems constructed around a memorable or shocking image rather than moving the plot forward. Typical for serials of the time. Herbert West, however, is one of my absolute favorite performances by Jeffrey Combs. He was the perfect choice for this character in this adaptation. A close second is his character in The Frighteners.

[@kitsune9tailsgrl812]

I cannot like this post enough

[@Sam-Lawry]

Oh..Return of the living dead 1..2..3..Tucker and Dale..Dellamorte Dellamore...Hight spirits...Frankenhooker...Evil dead 2..Tales from the crypt..Tremors...Braindead..

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

You are so right-that movie is a Lovecraftian masterpiece that grabs the viewer from the start and simultaneously horrifies and amuses.

[@Ashl33129]

I come for the analysis, I stay for the end card of Ryan’s handsome face

[@notgivingmyrealname1013]

The scenes of the guy on the bike still creeps me out for some reason. Any time I'm driving down a two lane highway at night I look for him 😂

[@rohgenextfan]

Bloodborne is my favorite Lovecraftian inspired work.

[@mkvi_minis9036]

Agreed

[@themagalanium9491]

It's the best adaptation of Lovecraftian horror while mixing it with a feeling of badassery

[@Paul-vi9gh]

A hunter never hunts alone.

[@wonka2671]

Agree

[@JAGomez]

Ah...a fellow hunter,I see

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Probably my second favorite horror film next to the thing.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

The thing is another great Lovecraftian horror film

[@Maxdud]

Haven’t seen you in the comments in a long time Welcome back jack! ^^

[@christallh24]

You are a wise human being with exceptional taste.

[@TheCuttingBoard1971]

The Thing is fantastic

[@marcuso.530]

Ironically this and the thing are both apart of John Carpenter's "horror trilogy"

[@lukess.s]

Great video but you've failed to answer a question that I'm pretty sure has been on all our minds for a while now... Do you read Sutter Cane?

[@doom7ish]

Oh shit.

[@Carnagevenomtoxin]

Did you know his favorite color is Blue?

[@anubusx]

This is not reality.

[@epimetrius7348]

In the Mouth of Madness, imo, only shares the general title with At the Mountains of Madness, but where this movie does deffo go is one of Lovecraft's inspirations, Robert W. Chambers's 1895 novel The King in Yellow. "Do you read Sutter Kane?" is perfectly in line with "Have you seen the Yellow Sign?" There's an entire section of Chambers's novel in which the in-fiction-play King in Yellow is widely known. The play is the central focus of the novel, driving people mad, and more so, people who are driven mad believe whole-heartedly they are a characters in the play, and have a mix of bringing other people the "joy" of the play, or eliminating people who don't join. Pre-dating Chambers, in 1886, Ambrose Bierce's "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" deals with a man who realizes he is dead for unspecified amount of time, and the titular city is in ruins, with the character convinced a certain reality only to see that it was not what he thought is also echoed in In the Mouth of Madness.

[@purplehaze2358]

My favorite story from HP Lovecraft was _At The Mountains Of Madness_ because of how different the approach to the creatures within it seemed to be to his usual stuff. Perhaps a sign of developing tolerance within his work? Possibly, but unlikely.

[@skyllalafey]

Great writing, directing, and casting. One of my all time favorite unsettling movies of all time, so glad you covered it!

[@duvan.deschain]

Stephen King's The Mist is what got me into Lovecraft. That's my choice, and I believe it's a pretty solid one. Great video 🔥

[@VileVisionshaunt]

Me too. I read it in contemporary literature and immediately fell in love with Lovecraft horror before I even knew who Lovecraft was. I also didn’t know who he was when I watched this and I love this movie too.

[@my88110]

Kaufman also originally wrote synecdoche, new york as a horror film.

[@harrisonlee9585]

Quite possibly the only movie less comprehensible than Angel's Egg

[@bacht4799]

Harrison Lee gonna see that anime at one point.. is KZbinr so have no excuse ..!

[@invaderHUNK]

Red-Son New York already is horror (ba dum tsss)

[@nowhereman6019]

I'm just a little person...

[@sketchart1930]

to answer your question: it's neither. when considering artists, we obsess over the caricature or persona we create of them, the idea, if you will. we fall in love with the pieces we've been presented, and never the person those pieces truly make. we fall in love with the mask, not the mirror.

[@lunabearsong2043]

Beautiful description!

[@sketchart1930]

@@lunabearsong2043 thank you miss!!!

[@mgeiger2341]

Billy Joel's the stranger in a nutshell.

[@stevieweevie218]

You talk like a professor, and it’s honestly admirable. You genuinely know how to educate people using the most accurate vocabulary necessary. I didn’t know anything about this movie, and now I need TO SEE IT.

[@Ricekrispy10]

I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOUR NEXT VIDEO WAS COMING OUT Thanks for all the great content

[@slimpickins7752]

Yes! One of my favorite horror movies ever. So glad we get to hear your thoughts and analysis of this film. This is the only channel I have notifications on for.

[@danielsilva9502]

This is insane, I literally watched this for the first time today, and first Dr. Strange's film "In the Multiverse of Madness" is announced as a reference to this film's title. And now you upload a video about the film! Is he watching me or what?

[@BoweFrankema]

You're not in control, the writer is ;-)

[@Optical78]

You must be reading Sutter Cane.

[@milesinwyatteandcora]

*proceeds to laugh like sam Neill at the film

[@christallh24]

Is that truly what the next Dr. Strange movie is going to be called? That is so stupid. And who referenced 'In The Mouth Of Madness'? You or Marvel?

[@danielsilva9502]

@@christallh24 yep. I think it's a clear reference to either this or H.P.s novel

[@firehatgoomba]

Favorite Lovecraft inspired movie is this one. My favorite game inspired by the works would have to be Bloodborne. Great video!

[@Domino365]

In terms of video games, I'll have to go with an oldie called Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

[@tyguy422]

Jesus that’s an oldie?

[@Domino365]

@@tyguy422 Well, it's been about 18 years.

[@2ndLtHavoc]

Somnambulist, The Domino Men, and Cannonbridge by Johnathan Barnes are three killer lovecraftian-inspired books that take it to new places. Also please do a video on Cronenberg's The Dead Zone sometime, its such an underrated movie

[@Falxifer95]

My personal favorite Lovecraftian movie is this one but a good contender is also The Void (2017).

[@GoryRory]

I actually really enjoyed The Void as well. It has that perfect cosmic vibe, but totally a tribute to John Carpenter.

[@darkdemonqueen]

Omg. I love practical effects so I was like a kid in a candy store with that movie! 😁🤟

[@GoryRory]

@@darkdemonqueen Same here. It felt like I was truly watching a lost 80s film at times. The effects were brilliant.

[@spookzie4208]

@@GoryRory More people need to watch this film, it's on Netflix.

[@BoweFrankema]

The Void was style over substance. I really enjoyed it and it's well made, but it tried to emulate cosmic horror without really adding anything to it.

[@homegrowntwinkie]

Was just on the comments of the last video where someone asked you, realized it was the #1 comment. I'm so glad you're doing this. Truly a phenomenal movie.

[@Dogmelter42]

Huh. This is actually a pretty good analysis, that proposed ideas that I personally didn't think of during my viewing. Especially the ideas revolving around fandom. Great job, Ryan.

[@jefferyharharwood]

One of my favorite movies of all time and my favorite Carpenter film. Got really excited when the notification for this hit my phone. Thank you.

[@gabe5525]

I recommend the 1976 film Burnt Offerings, starring Karen Black and Bette Davis, that was the inspiration for The Shining.

[@Zeldarw104]

That is a good movie but the critic's dogged that film yikes! 😟 Rodger Ebert... 🤔

[@LeolaGlamour]

How? You mean the novel? Don't think so buddy

[@HeVn7LaO]

Watched this when I was in highschool. My mom/I (really couldn't remember how I got it) bought the DVD years ago together with The Darkness (a different movie but a good one as well)...I am a big fan of John Carpenter so I had to watch each one of his movies. This is probably one of my favorites from his work, and probably one of the earliest Lovecraftian horror I ever watched. If you like psychological, cosmic and meta horror that will let you question your own existence, this is a must watch!

[@De4Lth]

This is my favorite movie of all time (also the way you say "Cane" is kinda funny)

[@daytoy]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness.

[@duhmonke]

The premise still has me shook

[@josha5933]

My favorite Lovecraft inspired *thing* is Night in the Woods It's a small aspect of the overall game but it turns into a great metaphor for how people start to lose their morality and reason when they lose something important to them

[@Mad_Oph]

Nice work as usual, man. In the Mouth of Madness is really high up there for actually good Lovecraft film interpretations; his trope of "you can't see the monster, because if you do you'll die or go irrevocably insane" really doesn't jive well with a visual format like film. It's just really difficult to have an adversary that you bill as mind-crumblingly horrifying, and then attempt to show that on screen. As far as personal favorites, the Void is one of the best cosmic horror/Lovecraftian films I've ever seen. Great story, great atmosphere, and as a fan of John Carpenter, you'll love the practical effects they deploy.

[@fullhit08]

Great video as always sir. I would love to see your take on Prince of Darkness (my personal favorite Carpenter film) if you haven’t done it already.👍

[@0ghma_]

I have been waiting for you to do an essay on this film ever since I discovered your channel, and I have never clicked something so fast in my entire life.

[@geofff.3343]

I think In the Mouth of Madness has more to do with The King in Yellow than At the Mountains of Madness.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Do tell....

[@DwarfyDoodad]

@@BeautifulEarthJa The King in Yellow (The Play) drives the audience insane and is a herald of the end of the world as people know it. A point of it is that the play has never been performed to completion, because everyone is insane and usually mudering socipaths before that third act is completed. There is another movie that has the same theme, a movie in the movie that filmed the torture of an angel, and everyone related to the movie went insane and killed each other/themselves because of the defilement of the divine.

[@jacksquatt6082]

@@DwarfyDoodad I think I've seen that other movie you're talking about, with the angel being tortured. I can't recall the name. What was it?

[@akmaru]

And the King in Yellow likes to influence artists like musicians, painters, and writers. At one point while watching the movie I was somehow expecting to see the yellow sign.

[@sifatshams1113]

@@jacksquatt6082 Was it Begotten?

[@comealsolito804]

This is one of those few movies that made me watch my back alone in my room. The perfect combination of unsettling and surreal. That’s type of stuff that gives me chills, it’s like The Shining on steroids.

[@neotheresa]

“Unexplainable cosmic horror shenanigans” I laughed so hard I freakin choked on my soda fsr

[@MCVessels]

If it's explainable, you're not doing cosmic horror right!

[@TagTeamTactics100]

another of my favorite youtube channels did a video on this movie a few years ago, and its always awesome seeing more people talk about it!

[@hamptondennis8521]

I saw that thumbnail and though, "Dr.Grant?? In a Horror Movie??"

[@PeacefulJoint]

Event Horizon?

[@P3DR0877]

event horizon is a great sci fi horror film

[@RoseBrazeale]

I watched the film solely because the beginning of this video looked so cool and I didn't want to have any spoilers before I watched it. I really like your thoughts on it. Thank you so much!

[@aaronhughes4338]

Now is the time for Lovecraft to be adapted to movies properly. Horror movies have been a little stale since the 90s, but with visual effects and high budgets it's about time Lovecraft had his day!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Watch VVitch.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Horror usually is low budget, as was this movie.

[@aaronhughes4338]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 I did enjoy that movie. There are some exceptions to the rule. Get Out was fantastic too

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@aaronhughes4338 I need to see Get Out, I've heard good things but the 'twist' has already been spoiled for me.

[@aaronhughes4338]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Still watch it mate. Just think of it as a premature second viewing

[@franzferdinand2]

In a lot of ways, I think that movies like this that do Lovecraft pastiches inevitably do it better than movies that try to directly adapt a Lovecraft story. And my favorite Lovecraft-esque story is also John Carpenter, Cigarette Burns.

[@EirikBull]

Great video. I really like In the Mouth of Madness. My favorite of Lovecraft's stories are.. I would say, Shadow out of Time and At the Mountains of Madness. However, I have conflicted feelings about Lovecraft's works as a whole. As for Lovecraft-inspired movies, I like Prometheus. But I'm still hoping for Guillermo del Toro to finally adapt At the Mountains of Madness. :)

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I have a 'George Lucas' view of the guy - the man is a schmuck, he's not great at his craft, he's used his imagination and world-building to compensate.

[@sthlng2180]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 I think his work is good, but I was quite disappointed by "Shape of water", which imo was much worse than the book, which was written at the same time the movie was being shot but by a friend of Del Toro, after they agreed to bring the idea to life in separate works.

[@johnbollaert2132]

Favorite Lovecraft inspired movie has to be Evil Dead. Favorite adaptation of lovecraft's works is Reanimator

[@anubusx]

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. A great homage to Lovecraft and Carpenter.

[@christallh24]

I'd heard rumors Marvel was going to turn Dr. Strange sequel into more of a horror than superhero movie. If that rumor turns out to be the case, Dr. Strange will be the first Marvel movie I'll see. I can't fcuking stand superhero movies.

[@Themboys22]

Chrystle Ayer Sam Raimi is an exception for me.

[@michaelcarrasquillo4781]

@@christallh24 John Favreau doesn’t want it to be horror but the director really wants it to be.

[@JediJuniper92]

This movie was so powerful for me that I actually haven't been able to watch it more than once...yet. Thank you for your video essays.

[@chaossmith3864]

You, a smart person doing a good review: Sutter Cane Me, a dumb weirdo: Duke Leto Atreides

[@jorgelujan9942]

Both of those movies are in my top 5 favorite movies so I love that actor!

[@Karlitoriv]

Found it on cable, watching it right now. Master F*cking piece. Was looking for a review like this. Thanks and heres my subcription. Greetings from Argentina!

[@kaiserwilhelmii674]

*Who you trying to get crazy with ese, don't you know I'm loco?*

[@undergroundvideos1732]

Im not insane.. You hear me!? IMM NOTT INSANEEEE!

[@josethebioform7519]

@@undergroundvideos1732 not reality not reality... thiiis is reality

[@sandyama77]

Loving your channel! The erudite commentary, the accent, all perfect!

[@dragonvault872]

Darkest Dungeon is a classic lovecraftian, same goes for Sundered, really good games with eldritch horror intermixed

[@stonetrooper8708]

I first heard of ITMOM through Taliesin Jaffe when he did his "Call of Cthulhu" one shot on the channel Critical Role. The one shot (which is basically a game played in one sitting) is a prequel to the actual Call of Cthulhu tabletop game. The game has a very Lovecraftian/cosmic horror vibe, and Taliesin's narration (since he was the game master) of the game was so f'ing good! Even if you've never heard of these guys before, I would highly encourage anyone who loves cosmic horror to watch it.

[@JudgeHoldem]

Had a huge Lovecraft/Carpenter kick about a month ago, so I think that makes me Sutter Cane.

[@UrsheartsVDO]

Watched this after pausing this before spoiler! I absolutely LOVED it. Sam Neil is fantastic. The next day I kept thinking about it and had to watch it again because of all the little details.

[@iAppleKiller]

I'm not very deep into movies and their background story's, neither their makers. That's why I really appreciate your work. Explaining me all the good stuff. Keep on going!

[@matrixboy303]

I am so happy that you're finally covering this film. It is, in my view, the only movie to truly make your feel like you are reading an H.P. Lovecraft story. I think your analysis is spot-on, although this movie is just so right on so many levels. Coincidentally, the answer to you question, for me at least, is "In the Mouth of Madness" as my favorite Lovecraftian movie. You're doing great work. :-)

[@lilislilit]

Darkwood is proper lavecraftian story wrapped into a game

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I fell in love with the art style of that game. Especially the characters. That game deserves so much love. I'd honestly get the main image of the Foxman tattooed on me if I could. There's so much going on in that one picture - Kalash slung on his back, a bullet hole in his jacket - suggesting the jacket belonged to someone else originally. Not sure how it's inspired by Lovecraft though.

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 The unknown entity warping people into monsters for an unknown purpose, and nothing anybody does can really solve the issue, is very Lovecraftian.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@TheAlmightyLoli In that case puberty seems oddly Lovecraftian now that I think about it.

[@LuckeeStrikee]

I'm usually too much of a pussy to play horror games, but Darkwood was the exception. I think it's one of the greatest horrors in any medium.

[@shellsnbees]

I finally watched this movie last night right before bed it was really really really everything I did not expect I completely forgot about this video so it was like no spoilers at all I’m re-watching because I wanna be able to share the experience with someone else it was so good! Thank you for these videos!

[@cinemaspire7258]

Did Redlettermedia inspire this video?

[@StedeBonnetsCravat]

I just thought the same thing when I saw the title of the video.

[@christallh24]

Wait?! RedLetterMedia talked covered 'In The Mouth Of Madness?! Now I have to go and see.

[@jameslynch7291]

You should review some of the films of my personal favourite horror director lucio fulci. Especially city of the living dead, house by the cemetery, the beyond and zombie flesh eaters. Also worthy of your analysis is the most disturbing film I've ever seen namely begotten. I really enjoy your content keep up the good work

[@gypsyfreak7934]

oh wait I have something you might be intrested in …..do you remember the 100 greatest scary moments on channel 4 ….I have the whole video if you want it

[@BunnyChamberX]

This movie is basically that one Animated Mr. Bean episode in the movie theatre where he was dreaming of all the movies that were showing.

[@6thsavage]

Jesus was also an underrated Carpenter that gained a large cult following.

[@matthewcurrie2277]

I was trying to pinpoint your accent and then I realised it was Northern Irish just like myself. Have never seen such a popular youtuber from here! Props to you

[@deathxxbed3291]

I was starting to miss you tbh

[@LawrenceofCanadia]

Your ambient synth soundtrack for the video made me involuntarily forget I was listening to your commentary a few times.

[@Inferno144]

Is it bad I only know this actor for being Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park? Edit: You know, I asked 'is it bad' not 'What other movies is he from' Edit 2: Jesus Christ you people...

[@neo_bellic]

watch hunt for wilderpeople then

[@joeodonnell921]

Hunt for red October

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Watch The Possession.

[@tjhooker1215]

Watch Peaky Blinders

[@joanmayer304]

Inferno the omen part 3

[@megapizzadragon2397]

This is definitely a movie that you need to watch more than once. I find myself watching this AT LEAST once a week. Never ever ever throw chips at the driver.

[@nuggz3412]

Trent’s Bizarre Experience by Hirohiko Araki

[@themagalanium9491]

I've been waiting for the jofans to come; I welcome you with open arms

[@simono.5698]

Fuck off

[@CurseTheCosmos]

This, Hellraiser 1 & 2, and The Void are my go to cosmic horror movies. There's something about its surrealist nature and existential dread that appeals to me as a sub genre above others. That admiration also plays in part of my immense love of Twin Peaks; which, in my eyes, is cosmic horror adjacent. Especially with knowing Mark Frost's love of weird fiction and study of esoteric belief systems. All that said, thank you for opening my eyes to something that flew right by my head when watching "In The Mouth of Madness, Ryan. I'm going to watch the film with a fresher outlook next time. I think I'll like it even more. Thank you for that!

[@jwnj9716]

Super underrated John Carpenter movie. Mixing Lovecraft with Stephen King kinda like the extreme Ghostbusters episode. Todays Sutter Cane fans are those brainless Jake & Logan Paul fans, this is the new reality. We're the only few that are not insane.

[@marie-helenemartel7147]

And here you speak of one of my favourite horror films. Please do it justice!

[@DwarfyDoodad]

Love In the Mouth of Madness, but this is treading into High School Book Analysis where you are reading far too much into this than is there. Sometimes 'The Room was blue" literally means, "The room was fucking blue" not some deeper psychological interpretation of what the author meant, or his depression or psychological state at the time of writing the book, or in this case, making the movie. Also trying to staple together "At the Mountains of Madness" to In the Mouth of Madness because of the similarity of names and downplaying the actual relation of the themes, of eldritch cosmic horrors, things man was not meant to know, trying and failing (or even succeeding) at stopping them and being driven irrevocably insane in the process. I had to stop the video because as much as I love In the Mouth of Madness as a movie, this felt like a shallow pretentious interpretation that missed a lot of what the movie was relating to, and not even subtly in the slightest, the least of which is the "Looking out of the torn book scene" which has names of eldritch evils much like the ones Lovecraft used, the over all symbology of people mutating, being monsters, and driven insane (again related to Lovecraft's works and Mythos) and then wrongly stating Sutter Cane was trying to warn people when he actively weakened the walls of reality with each book and reader. The missed points were Sam Neil as the definition of an unreliable narrator, and the question as to whether Sam Neil's character really is an insurance investigator named John Trent who was affected by reality warping around him, or if he is just another schizo affected by Kane's work, because again by the time he is in the Asylum the book has been out for weeks, and we aren't told just how much is reality even in Trent's story, or if he is literally telling the psychologist the plot to the book thinking it's his life story.

[@Kaydiasez]

End credit scene scene: Ryan sprawled on the floor apparently incapacitated, possibly dead. Off-screen the sound of a fly buzzing getting louder and louder and louder until everything fades to black.

[@sarahowens8897]

I love your videos because they almost always inspire me to watch the movies you talk about

[@dominques.c.4237]

It's like you read my mind. I was literally watching in the mouth of madness this morning

[@Pupeyes]

One of my all time favorites. Absolutely underrated and this is NOT reality.

[@dohlecarnett1866]

This is one of my favourite horror films. You can even see it without any Lovecraft knowledge and it is still great. The first time I saw it as a teen, I wasn't into Lovecraft that much and had no clues about his work. In the Mouth of Madness frightened me but also gave a superb sense of atmosphere because of the ambigious evil that lurks in this film. Note also the different settings and sets which are not just different tropes of the horror genre but combine a lot of different settings. Usually the characters in a horror film stuck in haunted mansion or the woods but this film takes us around a bit: rural areas, urban areas, scences by day and by night. It's great! And, yes, death of the author - the author shouldn't matter but just his works. It shouldn't matter what he intended with his work but what the interpretative community made of it - and of course every individual reader.

[@apenguinnamedabraham]

This is the first time I’ve debated watching one of your videos immediately because I REALLY want to watch the film now after that introduction

[@JeffMaziarz]

You talk about Adaptation, and how the movie is more an experience of trying to write the book than adapting the book itself. A friend of mine once said the same thing of Naked Lunch. It's a movie about how the book was written or what we could imagine the writer to experience rather than the book itself.

[@seanmugan5338]

good work. you made me buy this great Carpenter film that I only remembered vaguely. I just watched it again due to your video and I had a great experience. Thanks (next - They Live)

[@yazxiii981]

So I watched this movie as a kid and absolutely loved it, but given that I was younger I never really remembered the name despite so much of the movie sticking with me for over a decade. I randomly thought of the movie one day, specifically that scene in the hotel where the old lady’s husband was chained to her, but couldn’t for the life of me recall the actors or the name, but the more I tried remembering the movie the more I swear I felt like I was conjuring up a fever dream. That belief was spurred on by my older brother teasing me and saying “that sounds crazy, are you sure you’re not making it up?” before relenting and telling me the name. And after watching it again for the first time in years I was right about one thing, this movie is a (absolutely amazing) fever dream, it just wasn’t mine.

[@neildorsett3225]

This film stands out in the mid-90s horror wave in that it doesn't feature young people. Whole different flavor than virtually anything else on the field at the time. Saw it on opening night, it was an experience where you knew you were watching a really cool movie but it was a little hard to get a bead on HOW cool it was. I didn't go back to it for a few years afterward and found that it built up well with familiarity.

[@thelandlockedselkie]

YES! I freaking love In The Mouth of Madness! Thank you for covering it :)

[@geraldchristianluna8077]

Just like to share a story of me when I was a kid, maybe 8-10 years old, I accidentally watched this film on tv and it affected me so much that I had nightmares every night and developed a nervous breakdown. I guess its the fear of being all alone in an apocalyptic world and I would never ever forget that final scene when he was laughing watching himself on the theatre, it scarred me forever. I will never forget this movie.

[@ladislaoloera6095]

I've seen several of your videos oh, and I've loved them. This one was so good that I ordered the HP Lovecraft book that you mentioned. I can't wait to read it.

[@timmovits]

omg thank you! this is exactly what i needed

[@TimeTravelinc]

The best thing about this film, is the fact that the film within this movie is done by New Line Cinema and Directed by John Carpenter. But the poster also says the characters names (i.e. John Trent, Lynda Styles, etc. etc.) instead of the actors.

[@OnlyRoke]

Thank you so much for this video. "In the Mouth of Madness" might be my favourite horror film ever made and I still see far too little talk about it. The film's just so unique on so many levels, even down to the set design. The further we delve into the weirdness of the story, the more we delve into the books of Sutter Cain. The acting suddenly gets far more wooden (in my eyes) and the effects are oftentimes a bit hokey. I think that's made on purpose, because we keep going deeper down that rabbit hole of a real life Sutter Cain novel experienced through the eyes of our protagonist Trent, who very much has the disposition that these novels are just cheap, cliché-ridden drivel. Naturally the perceived reality of Trent gets cheaper and cheaper, so to speak.

[@jas_094]

I saw this movie today and it reminded me a lot of an interview BBC posted today as well, in which Quentint Tarantino says that he want's to know what people believe/think is in the suitcase