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At 11:55 p.m., Mr. Machen tells a group of Children, including Andy (The Fog)|Andy, a story of an event that happened 100 years ago on the son to be same day on the 21st of April in the waters near Spivey Point in Antonio Bay. He continues that a small clipper ship named the Elizabeth Dane floated towards the shore when a fog rolled in. They steered a course towards a light they saw, which turned out to be just a campfire and the ship crashed against the rocks. The ship then sank along with everyone onboard. He says that through generations, fisherman have told the tale that someday, the dead will rise up and search for the campfire that led to their deaths. The church bell rings at midnight and Bennett (The Fog)|Bennett is listening to the radio as he is working in the church. The DJ Stevie Wayne notes it is midnight, the beginning of the witching hour and Bennett tells Father Malone that he is done for the day. Bennett asks if he can get paid and Father Malone tells him to show up two hours later the next day. A piece of the church wall falls down and Father Malone finds a journal inside from Father Patrick Malone written in 1880. He starts to read it starting on the day of 30 April. Stevie wishes the town of Antonio Bay a happy 100th birthday over the radio. Sheriff Simms is listening to the police radio and the pay phones start ringing all over town. A Grocery Clerk is sweeping up the store when he hears something break. The bottles start shaking in the store and at the service station, a gas pump falls out and starts leaking gasoline and cars horns start suddenly blaring. Sandy Fadel walks over to her window and the horns stop, but her tv turns on suddenly. Nick Castle (The Fog)|Nick Castle is driving his truck when he comes across Elizabeth Solley hitchhiking. He pulls over and lets Elizabeth in. She tells him that he is her 13th ride and as they are driving through town, the windshield and windows on his truck suddenly shatter. At the radio station, the phone rings and Stevie answers it. Dan O'Bannon (The Fog)|Dan O'Bannon tells her the position of a trawler called the Sea Grass which is nearing a fog bank. Stevie gets back on the radio and warns the Sea Grass about the fog bank. Al Williams (The Fog)|Al Williams, who is listening on the radio on the Sea Grass, tells [[Tommy Wallace (The Fog)|Tommy Wallace]] and [[Dick Baxter]] that he would like to meet Stevie some day. Tommy tells them he can't see any fog bank | At 11:55 p.m., Mr. Machen tells a group of Children, including Andy (The Fog)|Andy, a story of an event that happened 100 years ago on the son to be same day on the 21st of April in the waters near Spivey Point in Antonio Bay. He continues that a small clipper ship named the Elizabeth Dane floated towards the shore when a fog rolled in. They steered a course towards a light they saw, which turned out to be just a campfire and the ship crashed against the rocks. The ship then sank along with everyone onboard. He says that through generations, fisherman have told the tale that someday, the dead will rise up and search for the campfire that led to their deaths. The church bell rings at midnight and Bennett (The Fog)|Bennett is listening to the radio as he is working in the church. The DJ Stevie Wayne notes it is midnight, the beginning of the witching hour and Bennett tells Father Malone that he is done for the day. Bennett asks if he can get paid and Father Malone tells him to show up two hours later the next day. A piece of the church wall falls down and Father Malone finds a journal inside from Father Patrick Malone written in 1880. He starts to read it starting on the day of 30 April. Stevie wishes the town of Antonio Bay a happy 100th birthday over the radio. Sheriff Simms is listening to the police radio and the pay phones start ringing all over town. A Grocery Clerk is sweeping up the store when he hears something break. The bottles start shaking in the store and at the service station, a gas pump falls out and starts leaking gasoline and cars horns start suddenly blaring. Sandy Fadel walks over to her window and the horns stop, but her tv turns on suddenly. Nick Castle (The Fog)|Nick Castle is driving his truck when he comes across Elizabeth Solley hitchhiking. He pulls over and lets Elizabeth in. She tells him that he is her 13th ride and as they are driving through town, the windshield and windows on his truck suddenly shatter. At the radio station, the phone rings and Stevie answers it. Dan O'Bannon (The Fog)|Dan O'Bannon tells her the position of a trawler called the Sea Grass which is nearing a fog bank. Stevie gets back on the radio and warns the Sea Grass about the fog bank. Al Williams (The Fog)|Al Williams, who is listening on the radio on the Sea Grass, tells [[Tommy Wallace (The Fog)|Tommy Wallace]] and [[Dick Baxter]] that he would like to meet Stevie some day. Tommy tells them he can't see any fog bank, but then a fog bank suddenly appears. Lights appear within the fog and Dick goes to the radio room. He sees what appears to be a ship in the fog and Al and Tommy come over and their generator goes out when fog enters it. Al and Tommy go on deck and see a clipper ship pass by. They see some shadows in the fog and Al is stabbed in the chest with a sword multiple times while Tommy is killed with a fish hook. A Ghosts|Ghost goes into the radio room and stabs Dick in the eyeball over and over. The phone rings and Dan tells Stevie that the fog bank is moving west, while the winds are moving east. Elizabeth shows Nick her drawings and tells him she plans to hitchhike all the way to Vancouver. A shadow knocks on the front door, but leaves before Nick answers it, at exactly one o'clock. The next day, Andy is walking down the beach when he sees a gold coin. He runs over to collect it and when it gets covered by the surf, it is then replaced by a piece of wood with the word Dane. He takes it and shows it to Stevie. Nick and Elizabeth walk to the dock and Nick asks the Dockmaster where Al is. [[Kathy Williams (The Fog)|Kathy Williams]] tells Sandy the schedule for the anniversary events. Elizabeth and Nick go out on Ashcroft's boat and they find the Sea Grass. Kathy tells Sandy that Al didn't come back the night before. They drive to the church and Kathy says her next project is restoring the Morgantown Road Cemetery. Kathy finds Father Malone and he shows her the journal and reads to her and Sandy the contents, starting from December 9. Nick notices that all the glass on Al's boat has been shattered. The journal talks about how Blake (The Fog)|Blake offered to give money to the town if they would allow him and other members of his leper colony to move near the town of Antonio Bay. It continues that the father and five other town members planned the deaths of Blake and his fellow lepers. As Nick is telling Elizabeth the story of the Resa Jane ship, the eyeless body of Dick falls on Elizabeth. Father Malone continues to read from the journal which details the night Blake and the others died off the rocks of Spivey Point. | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 23 November 2021
The dead come back for revenge 100 years after a group of townspeople stole their gold.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Stevie Wayne - Adrienne Barbeau
Elizabeth Solley - Jamie Lee Curtis
Dan O'Bannon - Charles Cyphers
Tommy Wallace - George "Buck" Flower
Ghosts - Ric Moreno, Lee Sacks and Tommy Wallace
Blake's Voice - Charles Nicklin
Children - Laurie Arent, Lindsey Arent. Shari Jacoby, and Christopher Cundey
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
At 11:55 p.m., Mr. Machen tells a group of Children, including Andy (The Fog)|Andy, a story of an event that happened 100 years ago on the son to be same day on the 21st of April in the waters near Spivey Point in Antonio Bay. He continues that a small clipper ship named the Elizabeth Dane floated towards the shore when a fog rolled in. They steered a course towards a light they saw, which turned out to be just a campfire and the ship crashed against the rocks. The ship then sank along with everyone onboard. He says that through generations, fisherman have told the tale that someday, the dead will rise up and search for the campfire that led to their deaths. The church bell rings at midnight and Bennett (The Fog)|Bennett is listening to the radio as he is working in the church. The DJ Stevie Wayne notes it is midnight, the beginning of the witching hour and Bennett tells Father Malone that he is done for the day. Bennett asks if he can get paid and Father Malone tells him to show up two hours later the next day. A piece of the church wall falls down and Father Malone finds a journal inside from Father Patrick Malone written in 1880. He starts to read it starting on the day of 30 April. Stevie wishes the town of Antonio Bay a happy 100th birthday over the radio. Sheriff Simms is listening to the police radio and the pay phones start ringing all over town. A Grocery Clerk is sweeping up the store when he hears something break. The bottles start shaking in the store and at the service station, a gas pump falls out and starts leaking gasoline and cars horns start suddenly blaring. Sandy Fadel walks over to her window and the horns stop, but her tv turns on suddenly. Nick Castle (The Fog)|Nick Castle is driving his truck when he comes across Elizabeth Solley hitchhiking. He pulls over and lets Elizabeth in. She tells him that he is her 13th ride and as they are driving through town, the windshield and windows on his truck suddenly shatter. At the radio station, the phone rings and Stevie answers it. Dan O'Bannon (The Fog)|Dan O'Bannon tells her the position of a trawler called the Sea Grass which is nearing a fog bank. Stevie gets back on the radio and warns the Sea Grass about the fog bank. Al Williams (The Fog)|Al Williams, who is listening on the radio on the Sea Grass, tells Tommy Wallace and Dick Baxter that he would like to meet Stevie some day. Tommy tells them he can't see any fog bank, but then a fog bank suddenly appears. Lights appear within the fog and Dick goes to the radio room. He sees what appears to be a ship in the fog and Al and Tommy come over and their generator goes out when fog enters it. Al and Tommy go on deck and see a clipper ship pass by. They see some shadows in the fog and Al is stabbed in the chest with a sword multiple times while Tommy is killed with a fish hook. A Ghosts|Ghost goes into the radio room and stabs Dick in the eyeball over and over. The phone rings and Dan tells Stevie that the fog bank is moving west, while the winds are moving east. Elizabeth shows Nick her drawings and tells him she plans to hitchhike all the way to Vancouver. A shadow knocks on the front door, but leaves before Nick answers it, at exactly one o'clock. The next day, Andy is walking down the beach when he sees a gold coin. He runs over to collect it and when it gets covered by the surf, it is then replaced by a piece of wood with the word Dane. He takes it and shows it to Stevie. Nick and Elizabeth walk to the dock and Nick asks the Dockmaster where Al is. Kathy Williams tells Sandy the schedule for the anniversary events. Elizabeth and Nick go out on Ashcroft's boat and they find the Sea Grass. Kathy tells Sandy that Al didn't come back the night before. They drive to the church and Kathy says her next project is restoring the Morgantown Road Cemetery. Kathy finds Father Malone and he shows her the journal and reads to her and Sandy the contents, starting from December 9. Nick notices that all the glass on Al's boat has been shattered. The journal talks about how Blake (The Fog)|Blake offered to give money to the town if they would allow him and other members of his leper colony to move near the town of Antonio Bay. It continues that the father and five other town members planned the deaths of Blake and his fellow lepers. As Nick is telling Elizabeth the story of the Resa Jane ship, the eyeless body of Dick falls on Elizabeth. Father Malone continues to read from the journal which details the night Blake and the others died off the rocks of Spivey Point.