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IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

Label: Arrow Video.

Physical Media Release Date: 10/28/25.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

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IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS SYNOPSIS:

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

 

DO YOU READ SUTTER CANE?

He chilled our blood with The Thing. Brought us face to face with the devil himself in Prince of Darkness. Now master of horror John Carpenter drives us out of our minds with In the Mouth of Madness, the final entry in his 'Apocalypse Trilogy.'

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.

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!

SPECIAL FEATURES 

  • Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter

  • Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe

  • Brand NEW audio commentary by filmmakers Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane, co-hosts of Colors of the Dark podcast

  • Making Madness, a newly filmed interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter

  • Do You Read Sutter Cane?, a newly filmed interview with actor Jürgen Prochnow

  • The Whisperer of the Dark, an archive interview with actress Julie Carmen

  • Greg Nicotero's Things in the Basement, an archive interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero

  • We Are What He Writes, a new featurette in praise of John Carpenter and In the Mouth of Madness

  • Reality Is Not What It Used To Be, a new appreciation by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

  • Horror's Hallowed Grounds, an archive featurette looking at the locations used in the film

  • Home Movies From Hobb's End, behind-the-scenes footage

  • The Making of In the Mouth of Madness, a vintage featurette

  • Theatrical trailer and TV spots

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

RT Critic Score (as of 10/28/25)

58%.

RT Audience Score (as of 10/28/25)

73%.

MPAA

R.

Runtime 

95 minutes.

Original Release 

1994.

Video 

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (85.16 Mbps)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles 

English SDH.

Discs

4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-100)

Digital 

N/A

Packaging

  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla

  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla

  • 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

Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free​​​

OUR VERDICT:

+ FIRST TIME on 4K UHD

+ The Unofficial Final Film in Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy

+/- Mixed Critical Reception

+ x13 Special Features

X3 Audio Commentaries

+ x3 Physical Bonuses

No Digital Code

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