In the Mouth of Madness Page #4

He sees you.

What?

Aw, it's just too weird.

Beautiful.

Where'd you go?

Assuming you went somewhere.

Cute.

Now l know why Cane|had the artwork done himself.

See this?|lt's a map.

The red dot is Hobb's End.

lt's not on any real map,|but look at this.

The two line up.

Like it or not...

Cane's book covers|place Hobb's End...

right in the middle|of New England.

So you're saying the man|went someplace fictional?

lt's a real place|in a real state.

New Hampshire,to be precise.

But it's not on the map.

Well, not on any new ones,|but maybe on some old ones.

There's plenty of forgotten|towns across America.

Makes a great contest,|doesn't it?

Put the pieces together,|find the town...

win a Sutter Cane lunchbox.

How can you be sure he's there?

Well, l'd have to go to be sure.

You sure you want me to go?

l'm not suggesting|that you're lying...

that you're about to file|a fraudulent claim...

butforgive me if this sounds...

a little bit|like bullshit to me.

And if you're telling|the truth...

if you really want|your author back...

if you really want your book...

then maybe it's in both|our best interests...

if l go find him.

We have nothing to hide,|Mr. Trent.

l desire only ourfair share|if Cane is dead...

or our property if he's alive.

Since l assume you also|have nothing to hide...

l'm sure you won't mind|if l send Miss Styles along...

on your expedition.

Well, it's your party.

America,the

Beautiful

From sea to

Shining

Who is it? What?

You're awake.

Couldn't you just shake me,|you a**hole?

What did l do?

We're lost.

We are lost because there|is no such place as Hobb's End.

Well,we'll see.

Never, never, never...

throw chips at a driver.

God damn it. Sh*t.

A**hole.

Styles, can l ask you something?

Do you really like working|on Cane's stuff?

Do you really like|busting people?

Yeah. l bustfrauds,|l bust phonies...

and,yeah, l love it.

Have you ever busted|anyone you know?

Yeah, sure l did.

Didn't make any difference.

You see, in my business,|you soon find out...

that anybody's|capable of anything.

lf you can think of it,|they've done it.

Doesn't leave you much|to believe in.

Yeah.|But think of the upside--

it doesn't leave you much|to be disappointed in, either.

Believe me,the sooner we're off|the planet,the better.

Now you sound like Cane.

No, not me.

You're the Cane lover.

l just like being scared.

Cane's work scares me.

What's to be scared about?

lt's not like it's real|or anything.

lt's not real|from your point of view...

and right now reality|shares your point of view.

What scares me|about Cane's work...

is what might happen if reality|shared his point of view.

Whoa. We're not talking|about reality here.

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