The Fog's reviews
Media reviews
Time Out
"Expanding enormously on the fantasy elements of his earlier films, Carpenter has turned in a full-scale thriller of the supernatural, as a sinister fog bank comes rolling in off the sea to take revenge on the smug little town of Antonio Bay"
Variety
"John Carpenter is anything but subtle in his approach to shocker material. Story exposition and setting are well-established before the opening titles are over, and The Fog proceeds to layer one fright atop another"
The A.V. Club
"The Fog's plot is convoluted and goofy, mainly because there's no way to sensibly resolve the "What's hiding in the places we can't see?" concept and the "Oh, it's pirate ghosts with meat-hooks" market concessions. Carpenter mostly tries to create an unsettling mood by having lights inexplicably come on and small objects move on their own"
Chicago Sun-Times
"The Fog is encouraging because it contains another demonstration of Carpenter's considerable directing talents. He picked the wrong story, I think, but he directs it with a flourish. This isn't a great movie but it does show great promise from Carpenter"