For fans of Sutter Cane, Echo On Publications, a horror imprint of Arcane Publishing, are promising the In the Mouth of Madness will hit the market this year during Halloween 2025 in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.

Mouth of Madness is the long-lost novel that has been anticipated for more than three decades following the huge success of Cane's earlier books, (The Hobbs End Horror, The Thing in the Basement, The Breathing Tunnel, The Whisperer of the Dark). The new novel is expected to follow Cane's unique blend of psychological terror and cosmic dread. Sutter Cane remains unavailable for interview, and his name continues to be surrounded by mystery. Readers should be warned Cane's books have been called "dangerously immersive" and "deeply infectious". It's believed that Vane has out sold every living author, though sales numbers are difficult to verify due to missing or damaged records.

"In his most meta work to date, the novel follows John Trent, an insurance investigator hired to locate Cane himself after the author’s sudden disappearance. What begins as a missing person case quickly turns into something far more terrifying. Trent discovers that Cane’s stories may not just reflect reality, they may shape it."

For those who need it spelt out, In the Mouth of Madness is the novelisation of John Carpenter's excellent movie of the same name released in 1995. Though I wouldn't mind a regular Sutter Cane Halloween release, guess we should be happy with what we get. Trick or treat? The proof is going to be in the reading.