The Fog

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Etchison, Dennis, ed. (1991a). Masters of Darkness III. New York City: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-8125-1766-8. Jones, Stephen, ed. (1992). James Herbert: By Horror Haunted. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-450-53810-0.

And it sort of is for the first 30 minutes ... all the little set-piece stories you remember ... madness spreading through a town ...and school

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So some people today might find some of Herbert's attitudes, or at least those of his main character, to be objectionable if read from a modern perspective. However, if the book is read as a product of its time, then one could ignore these chauvinistic attitudes and just follow the narrative, not unlike setting aside the racism and snobbery in a work by H. P. Lovecraft, for example, just to enjoy the horror. He was the subject of a This is Your Life programme in 1995, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the London Dungeon. [ citation needed] Reception [ edit ] These were trivial matters, and never took me out of the story in any way, so I can't let them reflect in my rating.

Police Are Useless: Downplayed and soon subverted. While Detective Inspector Barrow is aggressively suspicious of Holman, Chief Superintendent Wreford more patiently considers Holman's outlandish report, and against the anticipated mass-insanity, takes precautionary measures. When the Fog starts to infect people in their thousands, the Commissioner for Police refers Holman, with his firsthand knowledge of the Fog, to Whitehall. Romero, Charles M. (November 20, 1980). "The Movies On Video Now". LA Weekly. p.43 – via Newspapers.com. The gas turns out to be the work of a bacteria called a mycoplasma that has grown to enormous, world-challenging size, but Holman could give a flip. He’s going to blow it the hell up, regulations be damned. Scientists, cops, and government officials try to stop him but inevitably they return, faces red. “Erm, it seems we might owe you an apology, Holman,” they stammer. Damn straight! An apology for being 5% men and 95% babies! Holman, on the other hand, is 100% man, complete with a girlfriend named Casey who works in an antiques shop and has daddy issues. Fortunately, she’s affected by the gas soon after the book begins and Holman has to punch her in the face and strap her to a bed while he does man things.Ebert, Roger (February 5, 1980). "The Fog". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023 – via RogerEbert.com.

Rabid Cop: Detective Inspector Barrow gives Holman a hard time. In the final chapter, Holman fights an infected Barrow to the death. a b c d e f g Sasaguay, Chris (April 21, 2022). "How Very Late Reshoots Saved 'The Fog' ". Collider. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. The book starts with Holman, the main character who is a sort of a linchpin that holds the whole story together, witnessing the initial disaster in a small village in Wiltishire. He would play an important role in getting rid of the threat, of course.Spark, Alasdair (1993). "Horrible Writing: the Early Fiction of James Herbert". In Bloom, Clive (ed.). Creepers: British Horror & Fantasy in the Twentieth Century. London: Pluto Press. pp.147–160. ISBN 9780745306650. Despite all the technological advances of science, it seemed survival still depended on the action of a man. One man. Olson, Christopher J. (2018). 100 Greatest Cult Films. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-442-21104-9.