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“Get inside and lock your doors. Close your windows. There’s something in the fog.”
#091 - The Fog
USA | 1980
11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. (The Fog, 1980)
The Fog, 1980
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11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. For a moment, they could see nothing, not a foot in front of them. Then, they saw a light. By God, it was a fire burning on the shore, strong enough to penetrate the swirling mist. They steered a course toward the light. But it was a campfire, like this one. The ship crashed against the rocks, the hull sheared in two, mars snapped like a twig. The wreckage sank, with all the men aboard. At the bottom of the sea, lay the Elizabeth Dane, with her crew, their lungs filled with salt water, their eyes open, staring to the darkness. And above, as suddenly as it come, the fog lifted, receded back across the ocean and never came again. But it is told by the fishermen, and their fathers and grandfathers, that when the fog returns to Antonio Bay, the men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey Point will rise up and search for the campfire that led them to their dark, icy death.”
The Art of Christopher Lovell
Christopher Lovell. Artist. Musician. Tutor. Currently residing in Wiltshire, the Welsh artist is carving a strong identity in the art and design world with his lavishly detailed and imaginative work. His clients range from multi-platinum recording artists like Kid Rock to global clothing companies such as Iron Fist. Christopher Lovell’s ever-expanding portfolio showcases a diverse subject matter and demonstrates a passion and level of enthusiasm that speaks for itself.
Christopher Lovell counts himself lucky to have been a child of the 80s. The toys, cartoons and movies of the era left him spellbound, fuelling his imagination. He finds this inspiration allows him to express himself very naturally through his art. Having developed a deep interest in fantasy and sci-fi, Christopher Lovell spent his childhood and teen years immersed in every aspect of creativity he could access.
As art came very easy to him, Christopher Lovell is completely self-taught and is able to effortlessly adapt to any medium presented to him. Very early on he soon noticed his art could captivate and inspire those who viewed it. Throughout his school years Christopher Lovell’s passion for Anime, comics and graphic novels led him to writing and illustrating his own stories.
“I inked and painted 96 pages of a story and I had roughly sketched out a further 400 or so pages. During the first 96 pages you can see a huge progression in my skills as an artist.”
Unfortunately the work was never to be completed as Christopher turned his attention towards painting on canvass. Christopher Lovell also enjoys expressing his creativity through music. He is a skilled and versatile guitarist, and approaches song-writing with equal enthusiasm as his art. Although his art and illustration work has to remain his primary focus, Christopher Lovell remains a respected member of the local alternative music scene. Having once been told at art college that he would “never make it as an illustrator” Christopher relishes in the satisfaction that each new piece of work continues to impress, inspire and amaze his growing client and fanbase.
My collection of film adaptation novels. Mostly these were put out as a way to capitalize on the film and make some extra money off of it. But they have since become collector’s items, particularly for horror fans. Some of them were so sought after they actually got reissues like the “Dawn of the Dead” book or were made long after the initial release of the film like the “Toxic Avenger” book.
Sometimes the book has material that could not be in the film because of time or budget restraints or it is based on an earlier draft of the script.
“Escape From New York” is a good example because it has a lot more in the way of “world building”. It contains the deleted bank robbery scene as well as Snake Plissken’s war experiences that disillusioned him. As well as how he lost his eye in a failed mission in Leningrad.
The book goes on to say that the 400% rise in crime was due to the economy collapsing because the United States gets bogged down in a three-way war with the Soviet Union and China. All other countries, unless occupied by these powers, have declared their neutrality and try to stay the hell out of the way. Nuclear weapons have been banned by all sides to protect neutral nation and to avoid even worse devastation. So the conflict is entirely conventional and chemical in nature.
Of course it can be a double-edged sword because the “Jason X” novel is over 400 pages long. It is over padded for a book based on a film that is 1 hour and 33 minutes long (typically one page of script translates into one minute of screen time).
Many of these books turn up in used book stores and thrift shops. They can command a good price from collectors.
