The 1980 film "The Fog" is a horror movie about ghosts seeking revenge on a town. The town of Antonio Bay lies on the coast of Northern California and (in 1980) is about to celebrate the centennial of it's founding in 1880. Unfortunately the six founders of the town in 1880 obtained the money to build the town by luring a ship, the "Elizabeth Dane" to wreck on some rocks, murdering the ship's sailors, and stealing their gold. The ghosts of the sailors return to the town along with a green fog to avenge themselves on six descendants of the town's founders. At one point a little boy walks along a beach and finds a gold coin.

Father Patrick Malone (Hal Holbrook) is a Catholic priest working late in his office. Something shakes the walls and a piece falls off.

The journal was written by another Father Patrick Malone in 1880. The front page reads "April 30. Midnight 'til one belongs to the dead. Good Lord deliver us." It is midnight and supernatural events start occuring in the town. The green fog comes in from the ocean, the ghosts appear and visit various places, and sometimes kill someone. Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau) is a woman who owns the local radio station and works as an announcer during the night.

She has a young son Andrew Wayne.

Andy spots something along the beach.

Andy then finds a piece of driftwood with the name "Dane" on it. He forgets about the coin and takes the driftwood to show his mother. Father Malone reads the diary to two women, Kathy Williams (Janet Leigh) and Sandy Fadel, both of whom are involved in the town centennial celebration.

He tells the two women about the founder's murderous scheme and suggests that they cancel the celebration as the town is "cursed." The green fog arrives each night at midnight.

The ghosts arrive for another visit.

Several townspeople are at the church including Father Malone. He uses a traditional remedy for supernatural visitors.

The ghosts depart leaving some survivors including Elizabeth Solley (Jamie Lee Curtis).

Hal Holbrook as Father Patrick Malone
Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne
Ty Mitchell as Andrew Wayne
Janet Leigh as Kathy Williams
Nancy Loomis as Sandy Fadel
Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John Carpenter, Debra Hill