One of the stories is about a local ship that had crashed against the rocks, causing all of its crew to drown, after mistaking a campfire for a lighthouse. Machen tells ghost stories to children by a campfire on the beach. Right before midnight, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the small coastal town of Antonio Bay in Northern California, Mr. In the years since its original release, it has been noted for establishing a cult following. The Fog contains themes of revenge and repressed corrupt historical events resurfacing in contemporary small-town America. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $21.3 million domestically. The film divided critics upon release, receiving praise for its visuals and acting, and criticism for its structure and screenplay. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in Northern California, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of leprous mariners who were killed in a shipwreck there a century before.įilmed in the spring of 1979, The Fog was scheduled to be released at Christmas that year by AVCO Embassy Pictures, but its release date was delayed to February 1, 1980.

It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. The Fog is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film.

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