The Fog: Amazon.ca: James Herbert: Books

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Two cassettes. Playing time 3 hours. Read by Alex Jennings.

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These audiobooks from Macmillan UK offer abridged readings of some of the world's most popular authors. Handsomely packaged, they feature readings by eminent actors of the stage and screen, including James Fox, Martin Shaw, Tim Pigott-Smith and David Rintoul.

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1.0 out of 5 stars "The Fog" left me in one!, Jun 19 2003

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coachtim (Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fog (Paperback)

Disappointment is too mild a word for what I felt after reading James Herbert's "The Fog". I know that many reviewers before me have raved about this "classic" horror novel, but in my humble opinion, it left me wondering if I had read the wrong novel. It's too bad because I really wanted this book to "work".

I think part of my disappointment stemmed from the fact that most of the characters were either uninteresting or poorly fleshed out. And the plot...while extremely promising in the beginning, basically plodded along and collapsed at the finish.
Oh, there's plenty of gore and gruesome scenes in the book, but not enough to save a basically weak effort by one of the great horror novelists.

Now I know not everyone is going to agree with my opinion, but after reading hundreds of horror novels over the years, I guess I have a right to it! Sorry Mr. Herbert!

IMHO, for a better use of your time and money, go out and rent John Carpenter's loose version of "The Fog". It's a scare-a-minute thrill-fest that, if nothing else, will hold your interest because of Jamie Lee Curtis and Adrienne Barbeau.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm wary about seeing Fog now!, July 10 2002

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Daniel Firli (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fog (Paperback)

Following a sudden earthquake in a peaceful English village, a yellow fog arises. Nobody thinks anything of it until sudden outbreaks of insanity occur following the path of the Fog.Insanity that drives both man and animal to act out of ordinary, commit mass suicide and even kill. There is only one man immune to the Fog's touch, so he has to find out what the Fog is before it comes to the heavily populated city of London.

A great Horror/Thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for more and more of the gruesome effects of the Fog. Written in 1975, the gruesome factor would have been 'over the top', not so much these days but it still packs a punch.

Characterisation is excellent, especially his secondary characters which he will build up then kill off with a blood-gurgling finish. The writing is also very visual with no confusion about what is going on. The setting in cold, foggy England really helps with the forboding chilling feeling you get with this book as well. James Herbert is up there as being one of the top Horror writers along with Stephen King and Richard Laymon. Very enjoyable. RECOMMENDED TO ALL!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing odd about fog in England..., Jun 7 2002

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AliGhaemi (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

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Or is there? When a routine excursion for a contracted civil servant leads to his barely escaping the jaws of death in Southern England, one event after the other points to a Defense Ministry experiment gone horribly wrong.
A rather original thriller set in the fields of Salisbury, Fog keeps pace with the sordid consequences, zombified victims and scrambling authorities who try to contain the genie.
Fog is of special interest personally because, having visited Salisbury, the setting is indeed home to a British military base. The novel incorporates a romantic sub-plot and begins to fall apart towards the end. Still, horror fans will derive a couple of days' of gory amusement from the... Fog.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Get lost in "The Fog."
A strange earthquake in a quiet English village unleashes a mysterious fog that roams the countryside and heads towards London. Read more

Published on April 21 2002 by Glen Hannah

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware The Fog, it will drive you mad!
"I was sitting in a meeting when I wondered what would happen if the main speaker just got up and jumped out the window? Read more

Published on Feb 26 2002 by Chadwick H. Saxelid