meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Hometown Ghost Stories

Horror Movie Review! The Fog (1980)

Hometown Ghost Stories

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6658 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Rob, Dave and Jesse review the 1980 horror film, The Fog! Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins https://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The Welcome in everyone to another HTGS review.

0:33.5

We are reviewing what many believe is a classic today.

0:39.5

But do we agree? We're going to be talking about 1980s, The Fog made by John Carpenter. But before we do, I am your host, Rob

0:45.8

Coakley, joined as always by Dave Wilkins. Hello, Rob Coakley. And also Jesse Wilkins. Good to be here,

0:52.4

boys. And without further ado, Dave, will you just jump right in and give us a synopsis of this movie that we are going to spoil?

1:00.4

And it's very old.

1:01.7

There's already a remake that's sort of very old.

1:04.3

So if you haven't seen it, go watch it, then listen to the review or just listen to the review.

1:08.7

And we'll tell you if you should watch it or not.

1:10.2

But we are going to spoil the shit out of it.

1:13.6

The Fog, 1980, directed by John Carpenter.

1:18.2

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate

1:23.1

its centenary.

1:24.6

An animate objects spring eerily to life.

1:27.4

Reverend Malone stumbles upon a dark secret

1:29.4

about the town's founding. Radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire and hitchhiker Elizabeth

1:34.9

discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the

1:41.4

village and more people start to die.

1:45.6

So this was John Carpenter's second cinematic film after the 1978 Halloween movie he did.

1:54.1

And I really liked the format of this movie, how it was set up.

1:58.1

Start with an opening ghost story.

1:59.5

Then it gets into the history and kind of the origins of the haunting and then dives right into the haunting.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Hometown Ghost Stories, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Hometown Ghost Stories and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.