Scores of Scores : John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’

John Carpenter’s The Fog is one of those movies that could have gone down in flames. Coming off the success of his independent horror film, a little flick called Halloween, Carpenter was given the opportunity to make another film. That film was called The Fog, and while in post-production Carpenter realized the film was not […]

Killer Score : My Favorite Horror Film Scores Part I

Since we’re in the season, I thought I’d talk about some of my favorite horror scores. Feels right. Not sure about you, but I wholeheartedly feel the film score is an absolute pivotal piece of the puzzle when it comes to a film. Even more so with horror films. I often remember a score more […]

6 Must Die : Revisiting John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’

There’s certain things in our lives we hold dear because we experienced them when we were young. Maybe a certain food or a song. Maybe it’s an old bomber jacket we were given on some nondescript Christmas morning when we were 7-years old. Maybe a special time with a loved one on a holiday when […]

The Fog Approaches

I woke up this morning to a thick, heavy fog covering the neighborhood. It was so thick I could barely make out the house across the street. The streetlights made merely soupy, vague circles in the early morning air. Before I left the house I brought my wife her cellphone, just in case she got […]

Ghost Story

I realize there’s been a lot of talk about horror soundtracks around here lately, but that’s just where I’m at right now. You dig? But listen, everything I’ve talked about up to this point is nothing compared to what I’m about to discuss. Yesterday I received in the mail what is easily the greatest horror […]