The Fog (1980 film) - Revision history

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 * SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
-A loose adaptation of Lovecraft's "[[The Doom that Came to Sarnath]]" (a story about the supernatural revenge from beyond the grave of a race of repulsive aliens for their massacre at the hands of the human inhabitants of Sarnath, as the seaside town is engulfed in strange mists during the town's anniversary celebration of the aliens' slaughter), translated to the coastal town-with-a-dark-secret Antonio Bay, near Whateley Point and Arkham Reef, California(!).
+A loose adaptation of Lovecraft's "[[The Doom that Came to Sarnath]]" (a story about the supernatural revenge from beyond the grave of a race of repulsive aliens for their massacre at the hands of the human inhabitants of Sarnath, as the seaside town is engulfed in strange mists during the town's anniversary celebration of the aliens' slaughter), translated to the coastal town-with-a-dark-secret Antonio Bay, near [[Whateley (family)|Whateley]] Point and [[Arkham]] Reef, California(!).
 ''Note:  This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''
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 * John Carpenter is a fan of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, and has acknowledged that ''The Fog'' was inspired by them.
-* "[[Arkham]] Reef" and "[[Dunwich|Whateley]] Point" are references to [[Lovecraft Country]]
+* "[[Arkham]] Reef" and "[[Whateley (family)|Whateley]] Point" are references to [[Lovecraft Country]]
 * Edgar Allan Poe is quoted in the film's prologue ("Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream". - Edgar Allan Poe's poem "A Dream Within a Dream")
 * The quote "like an albatross around the neck" can be heard on the record cassette in the lighthouse at one point; this is a reference to "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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 * The film contains "Easter Egg" in-jokes referring to:
 ** [[Arkham]] Reef
-** [[Dunwich|Whateley Point]]
+** [[Whateley (family)|Whateley Point]]
 ** [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
 ** [[Arthur Machen]]

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 <!--A list of reviews for the work, along with the review's rating (for example, "4/5 Stars") -->
 Review Links:
-* Paghat the Ratgirl, ([http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-fog.html link]) - "''The Fog''... has a timeless look to it, in character design & set design, just as it tells a timeless ghost story."
+* Scott Ashlin at 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewse-g/fog1980.htm link]) - " To me, ''The Fog'' plays like one of those arty slice-of-life movies, only with all the usual boring bullshit about people’s unremarkable existences interrupted before it’s even gotten properly underway by a sudden attack from an army of undead lepers."
 ==Synopsis==

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 ==Keeper Notes==
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+* This film is essentially a retelling of "[[The Doom that Came to Sarnath (fiction)]]", reset in the modern era with a human leper colony replacing the repulsive moon-things inhabiting Ib; Keepers can use this as a model for adapting ''The Fog'' to other eras, or for adapting Lovecraft's Dreamlands stories to the modern era.
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 [[File:Thefog 1980film.jpg|thumb|right|Promotional poster for ''The Fog (1980)'']]
-''The Fog'' (1980), AKA ''John Carpenter's The Fog''
+''The Fog'' (1980), AKA ''John Carpenter's The Fog''; the remake (2005) is probably best avoided
 ==Summary==
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 * Music:  [[John Carpenter]]
 * Production Co:  Embassy Pictures, EDI
 ==Ratings==
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 * Country/Language:  USA, English
 * Genres/Technical:  Fantasy, Horror
 * Runtime:  1 hour, 29 min
 * Starring:  Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh
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 * Starring:  Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh
 * Director:  [[John Carpenter]]
-* Producer:  Debra Hill
+* Producer:  [[Debra Hill]]
-* Writer:  [[John Carpenter]] and Debra Hill
+* Writer:  [[John Carpenter]] and [[Debra Hill]]
 * Music:  [[John Carpenter]]
 * Production Co:  Embassy Pictures, EDI

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-As the centennial of the small town of Antonio Bay, California approaches, paranormal activity begins to occur at midnight, accompanied by a sinister fog....
+"When the fog rolls in... the terror begins!"  As the centennial of the small town of Antonio Bay, California approaches, paranormal activity begins to occur at midnight, accompanied by a sinister fog....
 ==Details==
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 ** [[Bokrug]]
 ** [[Sarnath]]
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