The Fog: Suspenseful, Creepy, Scary! Another Masterpiece From The Master of Horror!

After the wonderful success of the 1978 classic "Halloween," John Carpenter and his pal, Debra Hill, decided to set up another horror movie. But this time, it would be an old-fashioned ghost story titled "The Fog." To this day, "The Fog" is one of the most impressive ghost stories ever made.

Enter the nice, quiet coastal town of Antonio Bay. Today is the town's 100th anniversary. A group of residents are celebrating, including sexy radio DJ Stevie Wayne, normal local Nick Castle, the sweet hitchhiker Elizabeth Solley, and the priest Father Malone. Even though it is Antonio Bay's birthday, nothing is right. Under this celebration lies a terrible secret. And it begins to show when an ominous fog bank begins to envelop the town with terror. What is in the fog? What does it want? And can it be stopped?

You can't compare "The Fog" to "Halloween" because Carpenter builds you up differently with it. Instead of evil in the form of a human being, Carpenter takes inspiration from the tales of classic horror authors, such as H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, dealing with an otherworldly force that isn't human. This is a tale of revenge brought upon by a supernatural force that will not go away until it gets what it wants. As long as you don't compare it to "Halloween," "The Fog" is perfect.

The acting is rock-solid. Adrienne Barbeau("Creepshow" and "Someone's Watching Me"), gives a terrific performance as Stevie, and Jamie Lee Curtis is always a pleasure in horror, and she gives another great performance as Elizabeth. The rest of the cast is great, including Tom Atkins("Night of the Creeps," "Creepshow" and "My Bloody Valentine 3D"), Janet Leigh("Psycho"), Hal Holbrook("Creepshow"), and Nancy Loomis("Halloween").

And you can't review "The Fog" without saying that John Carpenter is flawless directing this movie. He offers plenty of suspense and scares, and not too much gore, and frankly, that's how I prefer it. He did it with "Halloween," and he does it again in this movie.

"The Fog" still holds up 30 years later. It's still scary, creepy, and suspenseful. They didn't call John Carpenter a master of horror for nothing. If you love good, old-fashioned tales of revenge, supernatural forces, and towns struggling to survive that force, then "The Fog" is highly recommended. It's a classic.