In James Herbert’s The Fog, the peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of … disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simply, drives people insane.
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James Herbert is one of my favorite authors. A friend gave me a copy of THE RATS when I was 12 and I was hooked. I loved his straightforward storytelling and inventive stories. THE FOG remains my favorite of his books. I just wish I could have met him before he died to have told him what an influence he was to me.
This book is good it is scary to read it and watching it
A slow-moving intelligent fog that literally drives everyone insane. Cue the paranoia! Some people who encounter the fog are immune or become immune but watch as humanity crumbles. This was truly a fascinating read about how people and society handle disasters such as this. I took my time with this one just because I did not want it to end. The …
Fabulously dark thriller!
This story wasn’t bad, but was a bit of a disappointment, considering the last piece I read by James Herbert was 48, and that novel was much better. This felt like a victim of it’s era, a bit tame and stale. Good writing transcends the era. It was one of his early works, and it’s obvious.