Happy Fog Day 2022!

I totally get that Carpenter and Cundy (and that amazing cast) get and deserve all the praise. But I just want to make sure I throw some love Debra Hill's way, too. When I watch "The Fog", she just comes to mind now as much as anyone else. She's in with the locals gathering around the statue "commemorating murderers" (as can only be said by a haunted Holbrook, kvetching about the harbinger of doom on the horizon) when the "lights go out". She shot a lot of second unit coverage. She was in on the production and her contributions often go without the proper accolades. I think she would be a big hit on the festival and con circuit, and I'm certainly sure Debra would have so many admirers begging her to come on their podcasts and YouTube channels. Her advice and knowledge would be so requested and on demand today. We lost her too soon.

That happy accident with Houseman as Mr. Machen can never be understated...this brief appearance has remained of great value and continues to provide just the right atmospheric punch to kick this off.

I really want that yellow Antonio Bay 1980 shirt hanging in the service station near the pirate and beach merchandise. Every time I watch this I think of jumping into the time machine and setting the date for April 19th, 1980, just so I can hitchhike to Antonio Bay for a nice visit. And I would love to just sit in and chill with Stevie Wayne at the radio station lighthouse or drink a beer on a boat with Nick Castle while he talks of his dad's gold doubloon story.