In the Mouth of Madness Page #3

OK. Well,why don't you and l|get together after work?

We'll go through his files.

l don't think so.

l need to see his contracts,|papers,you know.

lmpossible.|His agent was a total buffer.

We don't even know|where Cane lives.

What do you know?

For about a year|before he disappeared...

his work became erratic,|bent, more bizarre than usual.

He became convinced his writing|was real, notfiction.

Then the work stopped coming.

l need to know|if he's alive or dead.

And l need that book.

We've delayed publication|as long as we can.

His fans are getting|really restless.

This sh*t really sells,|doesn't it?

More than you'd imagine.|Surprised?

Lady, nothing surprises me.

We f***ed up the air,the water,|we f***ed up each other.

Why don't we finish the job...

by justflushing our brains|down the toilet?

Why don't you try|reading his stuff?

See if you can get it.

Got any on tape?

You want some,too, buddy?

No, relax, Robby.

Look, it's a scam,|of course it's a scam.

You see...

all this strange behaviorfrom|people that read the books...

and the agent|going nuts and so on...

lfigure it's like|mass hysteria,you know?

lt's like, um,|it's a pop phenomenon.

lt's a craze. lt'll pass.

lt's this year's Hula-Hoop.|Something like that.

Yeah, my God, it's freaky.

No, it's a setup.

l just have to work out|how it's set up.

lt's just a matter of time.

You,too?

God, l've had heartburn,|tell me about it.

Sporadic riots continue|to hit Eastern cities...

and reports of violence|from Boston and Philadelphia...

are now coming in.

Police continue to describe|barely coherent witnesses...

all reporting having read...

horror novelist|Sutter Cane's latest novel...

''Hobb's End Horror.''

Many officers have been|physically attacked...

and more than|three hundred eighty people...

male andfemale, have been|jailed in New York County.

Two officers in Boston|were hacked to death...

amid jeering crowds|in an attack last night.

What is this horrible,|unexplainable madness...

that is gripping our lives?

What in the world is happening?

l can see.

Now we have an editorial...

Excuse me?

He sees you.

Great. Uh...

Tell him l say hi.

Oh, hi, Robby. Yeah.|Yeah, not a lot.

l picked up some of|these Sutter Cane books.

l've been reading them.

Well, it--

Pulp horror novels.|They're all pretty familiar.

They all seem|to have the same plot.

Slimy things in the dark,|people go mad...

they turn into monsters.

The funny thing is that they're|kind of better written...

than you'd expect.

They sort of get to you|in a way.

l don't know|if it's his style of writing...

or his use of description|or whatever, but--

No, don't be silly.

Do you want some,too, buddy?

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