Is In the Mouth of Madness scary?

Not particularly — In the Mouth of Madness's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a cosmic horror film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 3.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in In the Mouth of Madness?

In the Mouth of Madness has 10 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like In the Mouth of Madness?

In the Mouth of Madness is tagged as cosmic horror, body horror on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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In the Mouth of Madness

1994 · R · 1h 35m

Lived any good books lately?

An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

6.5

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

A quieter watch, light on gore and atmosphere.

Jump scares

In the Mouth of Madness has 10 jump scares. Compare counts

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6.5Overall

Fear1.0

Gore2.0

Atmosphere3.0

Intensity3.0

Genres

mysteryhorror

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Details

Budget$8M

Box office$8.9M

Directed by

John Carpenter

Written by

Michael De Luca

Cinematography

Gary B. Kibbe

Music

Jim Lang, John Carpenter

Starring

Sam Neill as John Trent · Julie Carmen as Linda Styles · Jürgen Prochnow as Sutter Cane · David Warner as Dr. Wrenn · John Glover as Saperstein · Bernie Casey as Robinson · Peter Jason as Mr. Paul · Charlton Heston as Jackson Harglow

Production

New Line Cinema

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