John Carpenter, the director of 'In the Mouth of Madness,' is born.
The horror film 'In the Mouth of Madness' directed by John Carpenter is released, gaining a cult following.
Sutter Cane rises to fame as a popular horror novelist, captivating readers with his books about the town of Hobb's End.
Sutter Cane publishes his latest book, which becomes an immediate bestseller but mysteriously causes fans and readers to disappear.
Insurance investigator John Trent is hired to find Sutter Cane, who has gone missing, and to investigate the connection between the disappearances and Cane’s latest novel.
John Trent travels to the seemingly fictional town of Hobb's End, discovering that the town and its inhabitants appear to be manifestations from Cane's novels.
John Trent encounters supernatural events where reality bends and shifts, showing his deepening entrapment in Cane's fictional world.
Trent meets Sutter Cane, who reveals himself as a god-like figure capable of shaping reality through his writings.
Trent loses his grasp on reality, is implied to become part of Cane’s fictional cycle, and a new insurance investigator is seen being hired to find Cane, suggesting the story repeats.
