Not just ghosts, not just lepers, not just pirates, but the ghosts of leprous pirates.
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Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
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6What people say
pretty much exactly what you’d expect out of a john carpenter movie about fog
Sensing a theme with these early Carpenters. Basically:There is no way a place and its people can escape the transgressions of the past, whether institutional violence (Assault on Precinct 13), trauma (Halloween) or an outright crime (The Fog).
Common questions
What is The Fog about?+
A century after a town's founding, a mysterious glowing mist envelops a California coastal community, concealing the vengeful spirits of mariners seeking retribution for a past betrayal.
Who directed The Fog?+
John Carpenter directed The Fog in 1980, following his earlier work on Halloween.
Has The Fog won any awards?+
The film received a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film in 1981.
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