There's something in the fog!
-Stevie Wayne

An often over looked John Carpenter horror classic. It was sandwiched between his releases of Halloween and Escape from New York so it's easy to see why. While it isn't quite as good as those two films, it's still extremely inventive in it's set up and how Carpenter builds tension throughout the film.

It's head above most horror films of the 80s in it's directing, script and acting. This is back when Carpenter was making films that seemed filled with real people that made the terror feel all the more real. The only thing really missing is a stronger third act and this movie could have been proudly put next to Carpenter's best films.

Not one of my favorite Carpenter films, but that's not to say it doesn't still dwarf the majority of horror films of its day. It's got an amazing cast interspersed with an impeccable mixture of beautiful ocean photography, cleavers, shadows, cozy dim lighting, classic Carpenter music, Adrienne Barbeau- the dream woman herself, hefty amounts of mystery and the best looking fog cinema has to offer. There's a slow sense of dread that really rewards on repeat viewings and you just want to cuddle up next to a crackling fireplace while watching it.

I could listen to John Carpenter's scores all day.

It must have been a daunting task for John Carpenter to attempt a follow up to his 1978 monster hit, Halloween. But he did good - releasing this ghosts in the fog on the lookout for revenge classic.

Jamie Lee Curtis was not present as much as I was expecting, and that turned out to be just fine, because Adrienne Barbeau was fantastic. Great cast, spooky atmosphere, and of course an incredible score.

Every time I think of all the great 80s horror movies I still haven't seen, I could cry. Oh well, the Fog is one to scratch off the lengthy list.

not just pirates, not just lepers, not just ghosts, but the ghosts of leprous pirates.

La niebla tiene un arranque que despierta el interés de cualquiera: cinco minutos antes de la media noche un viejo marinero cuenta cerca al fuego una historia de fantasmas a un ávido conjunto de niños que lo oyen con rostros llenos de curiosidad y miedo. La Niebla tiene el gran merito de crear la atmósfera precisa, en los tiempos adecuados, es únicamente así como puede generar los sustos que genera si tomamos en cuenta que los fantasmas prácticamente no asustan, ademas cuenta una historia compleja e interesante, algo que los actuales realizadores del cine del terror, salvo honrosas excepciones (Ty West, Eli Roth), parecen haber olvidado.

Endlich hatte ich die Gelegenheit, diesen Klassiker nachzuholen. Ich habe zugegebenermaßen meine Problemchen mit Filmen, die älter sind als ich. Da stehe ich zu meinem Banausentum, ihr dürft mich jetzt mit faulen Eiern bewerfen. Aber der "Nebel des Grauens" macht auch heute noch eine passable Figur. Er kommt gleich zur Sache und liefert eine bunte Palette an Horror-Gimmicks ab: Geister, Flüche, sich selbstständig machende Objekte und natürlich der mysteriöse Nebel. Das hilft, die teilweise etwas dämlichen Dialoge zu verschmerzen.

Slightly creepy but very dated horror film from John Carpenter.

A decent enough horror film from John Carpenter & Debra Hill. The story was very original, the scares were very effective, the atmosphere was eerie and the score and sound effects were outstanding. I also loved how 95% of the cast are actors from two of my favorite horror films, Halloween & Creepshow. The ending was also pretty badass. Early in the film though things moved really slow so it could be hard to get into. Overall, this is a good horror film, not Halloween by any means but still worth a watch.

One of the most traditional genre efforts from Carpenter’s golden age. While he doesn’t reach the same height of tension like he did in game changers Halloween and The Thing, The Fog is still an incredibly well-crafted and atmospheric little ghost story.

Compare a scene in which a gas station attendant works at night while something is lurking outside to an exactly similar one in Super 8. While both scenes follow the classic plot beats, Carpenter elevates it with his unrivaled sense of widescreen composition (no one uses Panavision like Carpenter uses Panavision). There is not one frame in his scene that’s wasted. This is what distinguishes a truly great filmmaker from a merely serviceable one.

Manages to scare in an old-school, 'what's in the dark', ghost story kind of way. Which I liked.

Far from his best, but I cant deny 80's Carpenter. A word of warning: This is the kind of film the words "Slow as Molasses" comes from. A creepy bank of fog comes across a coastal town, and it hides a deadly force of ghosts from a haunted past. Jamie Lee still looked awesome back then, and there's a real sleepy Americana vibe to it. Possibly too drawl for some... The Mist was made 20 odd years later and is a much better film but, with a somewhat similar premise, The Fog still builds up to be quite a claustrophobic flick. I would've preferred a better ending though

A good horror flick. Short, kept my attention the entire time, with a cool monster. I especially liked how the zombie pirates didn't come off as cheesy. I would recommend this for a party.