
I think John Carpenter's The Fog (1980) is the best scary movie for sea lovers. You might want to watch it for Halloween! Horror movies are not my genre at all, but I say yes to a good old classic like this. So what makes this film the best scary movie? The ghosts who rise from the sea, traveling in an ominous fog...

... and the Point Reyes lighthouse. This is a scene from the movie.

Point Reyes lighthouse is located near Bodega, CA, where the movie was filmed. And doesn't it just look a little spooky, sitting there on the bottom of the cliff? It was necessary to build the lighthouse near the water to be visible, since this is one of the foggiest places in the US. Photo by Kurt Preissler.

The view from Point Reyes seashore is breathtaking! The Northern California coastline is rather isolated, maybe that's why it's chosen for scary movies. Hitchcock's The Birds was filmed there also. Photo by Gary Cascio.

Among the actors are Jamie Lee Curtis, her mother Janet Leigh...

... and Adrienne Barbeau who was married to John Carpenter from 1979 - 1984. Barbeau carries the film as Stevie Wayne, local radio host who broadcasts from the lighthouse. On the night the ghosts enter the small seaside town of Antonia Bay (Inverness) seeking vengeance for a century-old injustice, Stevie observes the fog, warning the people of its movement.

The Fog is slow paced, got a great seaside atmosphere and does not depend on blood and gore for its suspense. I love that! Photo by Ed Post.
Visit Point Reyes Lighthouse with Caron (of Caron's Beach House). She lives in Northern California and Point Reyes is one of her very favorite lighthouses!
Other Ghost Movies:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Lovely Bones
Ships Lost at Sea -Ghost Ship
Happy Halloween, Everyone! I'll be back on Tuesday with Holiday cheer!





















































































































































