Terrifying Tuesdays: The Fog (1980)

From Horror Site

Happy Halloween!  This last installment of nautical-themed movies for Halloween features John Carpenter's classic horror film "The Fog" (1980).  The cast includes Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Tom Atkins, all veteran horror movie actors, as well as the always excellent Hal Holbrook.  The plot of the movie revolves around a suspicious shipwreck 100 years ago off the coast of tiny Antonio Bay in California.  An eerie glowing fog slowly seeps into town as the anniversary of that wreck approaches, and with the arrival of the fog the horror begins.

"The Fog" is not for the faint of heart, but for horror movie lovers it is a must-see (do not make the mistake of viewing the 2005 remake, which is a disappointment to say the least).  This film hits all the right nautical horror notes - a terrifying sea fog, a ghostly shipwreck, and even an imperiled lighthouse!  The only thing missing is a sea monster, although you could consider the fog itself to be a monster.  Enjoy this creepy little horror-from-the-sea film here (you can watch the trailer below), and I sincerely hope that your Halloween night is not a foggy one!

Interesting Facts: John Carpenter claimed that this film was partly inspired by "The Crawling Eye" (1958), which also featured a frightening fog.  It was decided after viewing the rough cut that "The Fog" did not include enough gore to compete with contemporaneous films, so some of the more violent scenes in the movie were added later.  This film was the first of only two movies in which Janet Leigh appeared with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis.

Gore Guide (0=none to 5=extreme): 3