 October 16th.
The Fog (1979)
John Carpenter's ghostly masterpiece is an exercise in creating and sustaining terror.
From Adrienne Barbeau's terrific performance as DJ Stevee Wayne whose sensual tones ease you into the film before becoming more frantic as events unfold, to Carpenter's eerie, rumbling score, and then there's that spooky campfire tale told by old Mr. Machen on the stroke of midnight on the 21st April (Only a few months out this year with my viewing) which immediately draws you into the terrifying possibilities of what is to come. The ghostly mariners look genuinely frightening in the swirling fog.
A fine cast, excellent practical great effects and some of the best widescreen 2.35 : 1 photography in horror cinema culminate in one of my favourite horror films ever.
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