Exploring The Forgotten Terror of THE FOG
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Ryan Hollinger sadly I can’t afford to be a patron, much as I absolutely adore this show, but I will definitely one day. Anyway, what I was going to say is, if you ever get the chance can you cover Calibre, it’s an interesting wee Scottish film that clearly has its roots in the folk horror scene, like Kill List and The wickerman, but never quite embraces those routes. Might be worth checking out?
The Reflecting Skin. The horror aspects of this film feel much more subtle and mundane, and as a result, more unnerving. Highly recommended. Also, it's got Viggo Mortensen in it!
Ryan Hollinger How about some more animated works? Perhaps the disturbing moments that Disney films, especially older ones, have like the pink elephants and the donkeys in Pinocchio.
Can you talk about the movie “Man Bites Dog”.
Ginger Snaps would be cool.
The Fog, The Mist, The Visual Obstruction Caused By Water Vapor, all great movies.
How I love condensation
@@bruh_moment Humidity was when they started scraping the barrel .
Personally, I thought The Steam was where they jumped the shark
Layn Layn personally I enjoyed straight up H2O
@@bruh_moment The dew was very underrated
i live in a seaside town and we periodicly get a fog like that of the movie, when i watched it as a kid and it happened the next day you can say i was in for a supprise.
Andrew Kellerman what was the surprise? That nothing happened?
I remember being in a lighthouse in Howth, Ireland, at nighttime once and looking out into the seas as the beams of light hit the mist. There was no fog but plenty of and that was eerie.
I grew up in the town that this was filmed in! We always make jokes about it since it actually gets really foggy at night
That's awesome!
thats so rad
I take road trips to Pointe Reyes twice a year to visit the light house and hike the bear valley trail. My family and I watch this film every time before we go there. Great atmosphere
The Fog is such a great movie, my Mother loved this movie and I grew up watching it with her all the time. It's an oddly comforting movie.
pointless104 Totally get that. Love watching The Fog when it’s a rainy day and I can stay warm at home.
@@harryrobbins6376 That's really the best time to watch it.
I remember being a kid, and my mom would tell me that this film terrified her as a teen. When we finally got to watch it, I really loved it, but I wondered if we were watching the right movie. Because it's kind of like a Scooby Doo episode, with ghost pirates. After watching it, she said that it wasn't as scary as she remembered. But, we had a fun time watching it. You're right man. For some weird reason, it's oddly comforting to watch.
Wow the similarities in this with me is scary.
My dad came to me one day: "you know the director of Halloween, Ghosts Of Mars and The Thing?"
Me: "ya, John Carpenter, why?"
Dad: "I've found another one of this films, was supposed to be good but never got round to seeing it when I was younger, The Fog, want to see?"
Me: "Hell yes"
And thus is the story of one of my favourite horror suspense filled films 👌👍
That's actually a really cool and touching story
Your Dad must be a movie buff, must be a real cool Dad. I wish my dad is also cool
That's wholesome.
Its one of those movies where the more I watch it, the more I start to appreciate it. Despite some flaws in it, it still has a great atmosphere, soundtrack and creepy opening. Trust me, when you start exploring other shitty horror films out there that no one talks about, you will put The Fog on a higher level. And fuck the remake.
Thank you! They dumbed it down and turned it into a stupid love ghost story! I LOVE the original Fog! It reminds of Route 666.
The remake is still the worst movie I ever paid to see in a theater. The ghosts look like they're late for their shift at the Haunted Mansion.
I agree wholeheartedly with everything you wrote here.
The remake was truly atrocious. I wanted to see it, but then the reviews started pouring in. Yikes. Even my cousin, who knew nothing about the original film, saw the remake, bringing it up to me randomly and telling me how awful it was. I eventually did see it on DVD, and it was one of the few films that was actually worse than I had heard, lol!
@@jamiebraswell5520 I refuse to see it. I was excited seeing trailers back in the day. Then I read about it and saw a few clips and thought NOPE. From what I hear they made so stupid ghost love story out of the whole thing...Sounds pretty dumb.
The Fog is one of my favorites! It's just dripping with classic Carpenter atmosphere, and I try to watch it every year on April 21st. Gotta give Captain Blake the respect he deserves lol.
"The Fog" is in No way forgotten by me. A favourite growing up. Saw it again recently.
The fog has one of my favorite carpenter themes. It makes it a very eerie and atmospheric watch.
I love this movie. It has a great premise, an amazing soundtrack and wonderfully crafted moments of suspense.
And Adrienne Barbeau.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747Apologies. How silly of me to leave her out!
Two things I think especially make it work:
1. The buildup to the coming of the fog on both nights is done so well, whether it's all that odd phenomena occurring in town the first night (car alarms going off on their own, dogs barking, lights coming on, etc.) or shots of darkness falling on the second night accompanied by the sound of a boat horn. It says, "Something terrible is coming and you can't hope to stop it."
2. The sheer isolation of the town, coupled with the desolate shots of the countryside and and vast ocean, really make it seem like the town is the last human civilization on earth.
@@mst3KGf Agree, and the build up to revealing the crew and isolated town made this one of my favorite horrors. I even liked the gray moral message: the town stole from the lepers and set off a curse, yet their descendants who pay for the crime are innocent of the original act, and the previous victims become monsters because of revenge.
@@sanguinelynx I agree. Some consider the film to be slow, uneven and boring. I acknowledge that some scenes could be trimmed. But I think the overall pace is necessary. It builds atmosphere slowly, just like the fog that languidly crawls through the town.
We need to experience the mundane. Because it feels more impactful when the extraordinary arrives.
Carpenter’s filmography from Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) until Vampires (1996), has literally redefined the entire horror, science fiction and thriller genres, and most people today don’t even know his name!
Sounds suspiciously similar to Scooby Doo Zombie Island
Well kinda. The womens people were killed and raped first. They prayed to their moon cat goddess and got turned into werecats. Then got revenge. But then had to keep sacrificeing at the harvest moon time to stay alive. Then yes the ghosts/zombies got them back.
Or maybe Scooby-Doo Zombie Island sounds like The Fog, since The Fog came way before it.
@@jamiebraswell5520 That's what I meant haha. I wasn't thinking Carpenter somehow copied a movie that didn't exist.
@@eduardo_corrochio Why not?
@@eduardo_corrochio I only said they sound suspiciously similiar, that doesn't imply which copied the other so obviously I meant the one that was created after was the copy.
The Fog is referenced multiple times in the cult classic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. One of the main story missions requires the player to investigate a derelict ghost ship called the Elizabeth Dane, whose entire crew has been slaughtered, and if you manage to hack a computer aboard the ship, you discover the password is "AntonioBay". There's also a sultry radio host named Deb whose show is called "The Deb of Night" and seems like a pretty clear reference to Adrienne Barbeau's Stevie Wayne from The Fog.
Maybe an unpopular opinion. But the music theme of this movie is my favourite from John Carpenter and one of my favourites in horror in general.
It feels classic, haunting, ghostly, but with a Carpenter twist.
Completely agree. The Thing theme is great but less melodic that The Fog. Its ACE. LOVE THIS FILM!!!
Agreed- the music of The Fog is brilliant! 👍👍
Even though I think this movie is just okay, in that I found it entertaining but not that scary, I have to say that "The Fog Enters Town" has to be the creepiest film piece I have ever heard.
Love this film's soundtrack!
Yes, it truly is one of Carpenter's best scores, and it adds so much to the movie. Together with the cinematography, it just doesn't get more atmospheric than The Fog!
This was the first horror film I ever watched. I was about 10years old and watched it whilst staying over at my grandma's it was around 2am and I remember the dread a fear I felt watching it. It's safe to say I didn't get much sleep thst night
When the priest was reading the old diary of what the towns people did to the boat of people filled with leprosy a century ago, I was shocked at the apathy and felt kinda sympathetic to the ghosts. This isn’t only a ghost story it’s kinda a revenge story of people spirits who are betrayed all those years ago.
The fog has always been one of my favorite horror movies mostly because it reminds me of a local legend about a ghost ship back in my hometown
The Fog was always one of my favorite classic horrors. When I was young, maritime ghost stories always (and still does) creeped me out--drowning in the cold dark deep alone, ghost ships, and bloated corpses *shudder *. Kinda reminds me of that Scooby Doo story with the glowing ghost with that diving helmet.
I was in this film as a kid and had a great time making my small part of it. Thank you for taking another look!
In the Mouth of Madness just might be my favorite Carpenter film
My favorites in no particular order...Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, and In the Mouth of Madness. Ok, I lied, the list was in consecutive order!
I have become addicted to your video essays...made me think about writing my bachelor thesis about horror movies :D
One of my favorite horror films. Love the music, atmosphere, and the premise. Oh, and the ending was pretty cool.
Carpenter is one of my favorite filmmakers as well! As obvious of a choice as it is, The Thing is my favorite by him. I love all of his movies though!
Haven't seen all of them, but I even liked Escape from L.A. and his Village of the Damned remake
This movie, Graveyard Shift, and The Thing were pivotal to shaping my love of horror and thrillers when I was a kid
The John Houseman intro is perfect. The content, delivery, concept of providing the backstory as a ghost story that by itself creates tension, worked perfectly. I will say that it took until having seen the movie all the way through one time, then on a second viewing, I appreciated the intro x1000. Thanks for the video! The Fog, along with the The Prince of Darkness are the Carpenter movies I rewatch most often. Also, I listen to both of their scores while I am working all the time.
Favourite Carpenter film? Big Trouble in Little China.
He made that?
@@bappojujubes981 And also a 1979 TV-movie about Elvis Presley. Also starring Kurt Russell.
It's all in the reflexes
Touche touche
Such an underrated classic. The remake from the 2000s doesn't exist.
I turned off the remake right at the beginning when fallout boy started playing. what a joke. Im not watching that shit.
Truly love this movie. Pleasing too to read that so many people here, like me, were introduced to this film in childhood where it’s haunting impact is so much more powerful and lasting.
The story, the score and the cinematography are exceptional.
Personally, the scene where Adrienne Barbeau is driving up to the lighthouse, hearing the monotone coastguard pleas for the missing trawler (The Seagrass), as the wind and haunting electronic score play alongside, is the most atmospheric, beautiful and chilling moment in the film. These daytime scenes carry so much weight - it’s impossible to ever feel comfortable, even with such beautiful imagery on screen. A masterpiece.
The Fog was one of my favorite movies growing up. Idk why my mom decided to show me so many horror movies when I was like 5, but the 70s-80s classics are super nostalgic to me as a result, even though I was born in 2000. I haven't seen this one in years, but seeing the clips brought back some real cozy feelings I haven't felt in a while.
3:18 funny cause in my "up next" session is dead meat's kill count of "the mist", ya'll should collab
Yes while ryan is amazing for his philosophies on the meanings of these film James adds alittle bit of fun facts and little detail it would be a great in depth reveiw on a movie
This movie is so steeped in atmosphere, amazing visuals, and suspense in spades at it builds. A fantastic film that deserves more attention.
"The fog" (1980) is the best horror movie of all time! Scary as hell!
This is one of my favorite horror films of all time. So I thank you for bringing more attention to this underrated classic.
While the thing is my favorite of his films, Halloween is definitely a close second. Honorable mention goes to In the Mouth of Madness.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Prince of Darkness.
You should do "Funny Games"...either version...or both. "Let The Right One In" would also be a good one to analyze.
I love Let the right one in, so good!!
Funny Games and Let the Right One In (original) are worth watching and looking back!
I LOVE The Thing. The practical effects are legendary and the tension creates a perfect uneasy terror
"So heres the thing"
No ryan this is the fog
I never understood why this movie terrified me as a child more than Poltergeist did. Even as an adult whenever I watch it I remember the dread I felt. One of my favs that no one remembers. Great video as usual!
The Fog = Tell-Tale Heart but with slashing leper ghost pirates and instead of a buried heart, its pirate's treasure....
Except that it is not pirate's treasure. The revenants were not pirates.
When I was around 8 years old, this movie came on the TV while I was at my grandma’s house. I was terrified, but I watched the whole thing through. The next day was super foggy and I lost my mind I was so scared.
Ahhhh.....good times.
I've never actually seen the fog surprisingly, I didn't even know it was a John Carpenter film. I'll definitely give it a watch now. My favorite is definitely The Thing.
The Are You Afraid Of The Dark Episode:
The Tale Of The Water Demons was based on this.
The Fog has one of the best opening scenes, that awful remake really killed its legacy
Oh, man. This movie used to scare the crap outta me.
I have loved The Fog ever since it was released. I remember it advertising on TV. I remember the clip of the fog outside the windows of Andy's house on Siskel & Ebert. I convinced mom to buy me the novelization at Bookland, since I couldn't go see an R rated film. I remember the issues of Fangoria Magazine my brother had that featured The Fog! When it came on TV a couple of years later, I finally got to see it. I was scared, yet fascinated. My fascination with it has never left.
I was soooo excited when The Fog came out on laserdisc years later in the 1990s. Having all of those special features, which carried over to all DVD and Bluray releases, was amazing. But the best thing was to finally get to see it in glorious widescreen, which made a world of difference. The version on TV back in the 1980s and the original VHS did a terrible job of formatting it to fit the screen. John Carpenter put widescreen to use here better than any other film he has ever made, and the truncated TV versions really suffered for it. Watching the widescreen laserdisc was like watching a brand new film!
I remember seeing the Fog as a kid and falling in love with its setting. This movie helped me enjoy King's "Perfect Storm" movie for it's similar setting yet different threat.
Storm of the Century? Great TV miniseries.
"Give me what I want and I'll go away"
@@cthulhupthagn5771 Ah, yes! I suppose it's been a while since I saw it last, but regardless, a great one!
Love to hear you cover "Pumpkin head". Lance Henrikson is awesome, and the story is pretty solid.
This movie scared the hell out of me as a kid...the fact that you can never really see what these things coming for you were was the scariest part; no knowing or even if you could become one of them.
Ryan, I love your thoughtful, intelligent and fan influenced videos!
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your channel and content!!!!
My favorite movie will be: They live
Also I know I make this question almost all the time buuuuuuuuuuuut.
Please make a video about Dead Space 1 and 2!
I’m from Fresno CA and we get pretty thick fog so this movie has always been a personal favorite and scared me as a kid.
I think my love for this movie might be biased, since it was filmed near where I grew up and the setting makes me nostalgic.
The thing is my favorite carpenter film. My dad actually met carpenter near where they were filming the thing. I asked carpenter about it when I met him at a convention, he remembered my dad and even had the card from the bar. Really nice guy.
Nothing forgotten about this movie in my book. It's one of my favorite horror movies. The opening with John Houseman telling the tale around the campfire is one of the best horror movie openings ever. It sets the mood so well and lets you know exactly what kind of horror "The Fog" is going to be; a good old fashioned campfire ghost story.
Awesome video! I’m so glad someone’s talking about the Fog! It’s one my dad’s favorite movies so I’ve been watching it for years and I hope others can now watch love this movie too
My step father showed me The Fog when I was a kid and I was terrified but also enthralled by it. I love the story and soundtrack and watch it most every Halloween season. Glad you made this!
Blake is great when he lops the priest's head off. Great movie.
I love The Fog, but my favorite as always been Prince of Darkness. The cinematography work and editing is so good. I love his Lovecraftian exploration.
One thing I loved the most about The Fog was how it can compare in my mind to War Of The Worlds, but done in a different way. Where WotW worked to immerse the listener by describing how everything was happening all at once, The Fog seems to lull the viewer into a sense of "it's okay, the threat hasn't arrived yet", which gets under the viewer's skin using a much more subtle method.
My favorite Carpenter film is Prince of Darkness!
just like the sea the fog relentlessly moves forward destroying anything that gets in its way and before leaving take whatever left with it
I love all of his works, but christine is amazinggg
I think the film underrated no one brings it up and Ryan you should grow a mustache just like the priest in the film lol
Not nearly his best, but I have an affection for Prince of Darkness.
Prince of Darkness is disturbing and creepy.
Had to hunrt down The Trollenberg Terror/The Crawling Eye just so I can witness it. Love me some Lovecraft esque stuff, and it had me rolling on a few occasions. Good stuff man, as always.
I love how the Fog is content to just be the best ghost story it can, with a great opening and no real attempts to explain anything beyond why the ghosts want revenge. The cinematography is beautiful too, and being from Northern California it all feels very familiar. To answer the last question, The Thing is my favorite Carpenter film
But... I missed your face
I am glad the face returns, long may it reign!
I might borrow this plot for D&D adventure. Actually it seems most horror films could be a D&D plot
I would say it might work better as an investigation in Call of Cthulhu
@@totesnotahipster low level def. Ive been toying around with monsters not meant to be fought but run away from
I once adapted ICPs Joker Card story into a campaign. And another, drew up stats for Freddy, Jason, etc.
My friends rebelled ;)
They Live is inarguably the best Carpenter movie.
That soundtrack slapped so hard! I enjoyed the movie overall and still watch the remake sometimes. I like the concept a lot.
I think that the Fig is my favorite Carpenter movie because, when I was watching it, I was alone at home surrounded by a thick heavy fog. It's one of the rare movies that actually scared be a bit.
The Fog is an all time classic!
Although it's probably the weakest of Carpenter's golden streak, the fact I watched this when I was far too young and was duly terrified means I'll always have a big soft spot for it.
MrNegativecreep07 same, I was only 8 when I watched this
A year late, but the thing has been my favorite movie since I was a child. I was fortunate enough to grow up with a mom who had impeccable taste in horror.
i remember watching this on tv when i was younger i don't recall if i was scared or not but i do remember the fog ghosts being interesting how they look, moved and how they killed.
This is one of my childhood favorites.
favorite Carpenter movie is "In the Mouth of Madness". "Did I ever tell you my favorite color is blue?"
RIP Hal Holbrook, great actor in another great film. The Fog isn't on the higher levels of Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween or Escape from New York etc, but it's still a great film then and now. This was the heyday years of Carpenter's greatest input in film from 1974 to 1988, as culturally important and richly detailed a filmography on the other end of the slider to Spielberg or De Palma's greatest works.
The Fog is my favorite Carpenter flick because it scared the hell out of me as a kid. The scene when the priest in the church at the end, then that "bitch you thought" ending, it gave me nightmares.
Blake's silhouette with this creepy red eyes still scares me.
It was also the first Carpenter film I'd ever seen and it made an impact.
The Fog IS my favorite Carpenter film... Great video !
Favorite Carpenter film: Big Trouble in Little China
Can you review Alone in the Dark (1982) sometime or some Lucio Fulci movies
Big Trouble In Little China is my favorite. There's just something about it that hits my soul right where it lives.
"Halloween" is my favourite film by JC. But I think "The Thing" is his best film.
After watching the one with Smallville in it, my sister wrote a poem called "Angry Undead Lepers from the Sea". If I can find a copy, I will post it. It was quite good.
i loved the atmosphere of this movie. one of my all time favourites.
I actually think the ghost story by the fire element really adds something to the movie. It makes it more clear that you probably won't be watching something super gory but something more based on spooky atmosphere. And there is so much antmosphere in this movie! I know it's not a popular opinion but The Fog is my favorite Carpenter movie. It used to be Halloween for years and years but after many rewatch the mood this movie sets up just triumphed everything else in his incredible filmography.
My dad grew up in the GDR so they had a limited access to Western films. The Fog was one of the few horror films he could access. Now we are from a seaside area and he always smiled and shivered when thinking about this film and gave me nice shudders. When I later saw the film myself, I really liked it and still do. The visuals! The ghosts! The atmosphere is simply amazing and that makes it stand out to so many other horror films despite the generic formula. I really would've liked Carpenter made more films like that and would've turned it indeed to a franchise.
It seems like growing up poor at the same time VHS was booming was a blessing in disguise. All these "forgotten" movies were the best of the bargain bins. So I've seen them, remember them, and luv em all.
I love this movie! And I love your videos. Great work you do. I love the in-depth analysis. Usually if I haven't seen a movie you discuss, your videos make me go and watch them and think about them in ways I may not have before. Thanks for the entertaining content Ryan. Also, I love your accent.
Such a great movie, the fog. I remember rented this back in 98 with 2 cousins and I ended watching alone, that movie really impressed me. Until today I don’t wanna watch it again. I don’t want to ruin/miss the feeling that movie gave me back in those days!!!
This, the thing and in the mouth of madness are MY favorite Carpenter movies!
The Fog borrows from an old pulp story called The Night Wire, in which fogs begin to emanate from local graveyards in a South American town. Shapes are moving in the fog snd it kills whatever it touches. It is one of the most terrifying stories in horror literature.
2:02 "So here's THE THING" Was that on purpose, Ryan?
Oh I always look to drop as many puns as I can, even visually... look out for my “slap his name on the credits” in my next video.
@@RyanHollinger Will do!
Finally somebody shows some appropriation for this film. It's truly an atmospheric masterpiece. Slow yet methodic in its approach. While the film is undoubtedly eerie it also has a familiar sense about it. The small tone feeling it has and the spooky story around the campfire setting. I don't know !!! Everything feels so right about this movie.
“It’s Miller Time!”-Tom “Fuckin’” Atkins
In the Mouth of Madness is my personal favorite Carpenter film. It may not be as artistically focused and fully developed as The Thing or Halloween, but it is a nostalgic choice for me. I loved horror films when I was a kid/teen because I loved the mystery and the creativity and the cathartic feeling of "the scare." However, I'll never forget how I felt after I watched In the Mouth of Madness. There was no catharsis at the end of that film, just existential dread. It was a new feeling that I had never felt before as a 12-year-old kid. It kept me up for hours that night I just thinking about Sam Neil laughing and eating popcorn as he watches himself on the screen.
Fav has got to be The Thing,fav horror film full stop, Halloween and Halloween 3 Season of the Witch are also great
THE FOG ‘79 an forgotten film??
I never forget this Exellent movie and is an important DVD in my low movie-Collection.🎥🎞🎬😝✌️🚀🥁🥁
i watched so many horror films as a young child and this was the only one that kept me awake after,
would love to see you cover either the Lost Boys, or if you have seen it, the original fright night.
thanks for the videos Ryan
do The Fly next!