The film’s director John Carpenter was inspired by the monster hidden in the clouds in the British horror film "The Trollenberg Terror" (1958). After the first cut of the film was completed, the length of the film was only 80 minutes. Failed to meet the requirements of the producer. To extend the length of the film, director John Carpenter specially filmed a scene where the old sailor told the children about the legend of Blake in front of the bonfire. The film is one of the few horror films that cause panic with "realness". There are no bloody scenes or ghosts of computer stunts passing through the wall, but it relies on solid drama skills and the "fog" itself. The resulting creeping effect is enough to be creepy. Director John Carpenter used the expensive Panavision widescreen lens in the film at the right time. The gloomy effect achieved by it is so good that it is hard to think of this as a low-budget horror movie. In the film, the heroine Jamie Lee Curtis is known as the "Scream queen" in Hollywood. Her shocking screams in the film are in place, adding a lot to the film's thrilling atmosphere.
The Fog background creation
2022-09-30 17:30
Extended Reading
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Mr. Machen: 11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. For a moment, they could see nothing, not a foot in front of them. Then, they saw a light. By God, it was a fire burning on the shore, strong enough to penetrate the swirling mist. They steered a course toward the light. But it was a campfire, like this one. The ship crashed against the rocks, the hull sheared in two, masts snapped like a twig. The wreckage sank, with all the men aboard. At the bottom of the sea, lay the Elizabeth Dane, with her crew, their lungs filled with salt water, their eyes open, staring to the darkness. And above, as suddenly as it come, the fog lifted, receded back across the ocean and never came again. But it is told by the fishermen, and their fathers and grandfathers, that when the fog returns to Antonio Bay, the men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey Point will rise up and search for the campfire that led them to their dark, icy death.
[bells ring distantly]
Mr. Machen: 12:00, the 21st of April.
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[the pathologist, Dr. Phibes, has just examined the body of Dick Baxter]
Dr. Phibes: What the hell happened out there?
Nick Castle: There was rust all over everything. It was like the boat had been out there a long time, taking on water. He was down below, near the bunks.
Dr. Phibes: Nick, his wounds are covered with algae, his lungs are full, and there's silt under his fingernails. I tell ya, I saw Dick Baxter three days ago in Salinas. Now he's lying there on the table looking like he's been underwater for a month!