The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster that 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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"The Fog was the first James Herbert book I read and I was mightily impressed by it. As an author he does seem to have a definite hatred of London, as several of his books seem to go out of their way to utterly obliterate it! After a small earthquake a mysterious fog is released into the atmosphere. This seems to prey on peoples dreams and aspirations creating havoc across the land. It's riveting stuff and I was hooked after the first chapter." — Mathew (5 out of 5 stars)
"The Fog was the first James Herbert book I read and I was mightily impressed by it. As an author he does seem to have a definite hatred of London, as several of his books seem to go out of their way to utterly obliterate it! After a small earthquake a mysterious fog is released into the atmosphere. This seems to prey on peoples dreams and aspirations creating havoc across the land. It's riveting stuff and I was hooked after the first chapter."
" A brilliant hybrid of a novel. Herbert hits all the highpoints that make a great thriller, then casually crosses over into the horror territory he would soon become an acknowledged master of, with scenes that will stay with you to your grave. "
" Seriously twisted horror novel, not to be confused with the John Carpenter film (or its crappy remake). Warning: very violent and gory. "
" Brilliant. Better than the film although I believe there is a remake out of the film. I'll have to look that one up! "
" great could nt put it down "
" I had not read any books by this author before but I am going to go out and get more now as I loved this book. If you like Stephen King you will like this. "
" Much better than either of the movies. This is almost a zombie novel. It's frightening, and has a good story and ending. "
" weirdest book ever. is all i can say. "
" I'm not sure what I was looking for from this book, but I didn't get it. It's a gas? it's a sentient mass a airborne bacteria? I don't know it makes you crazy and murderous. And IT'S HIDING FROM YOU! Kind of boring, kept waiting for it to pick up. "
" The fog turns people into insane killers. "
" The first book of James' I read at the age of 14, I was so hooked! I bought every book of his I could get my hands on after reading this. He is an awesome horror writer and a big inspiration to me. "
" Great read......scary but couldn't put it down "
" When I was twelve years old the sex and violence in this book was a tremendous turn on. I haven't read it since then, but I'm sure the years have diminished its power. "
" Holy cannoli, this book may be a wee bit dated (1970s) but man does it load up on suspense. There were a few slightly slow parts, which is why I didn't go a full on 5 star rating, but this is just classic scare sci-fi. "
" I read this book when I was young ish and it scared the bejesus out of me. Nice work Mr Herbert, I remember being well impressed. "
" Can't go wrong here either. Great story. So well written. The film was good too. Herbert is the Master ! "
" Still scared :) "
" Disturbing, and not in a good way. "
" Not as nasty as I remember, but still wonderfully hideous :) Has dated quite a bit - it was fun revisiting 1975's attitudes. "
" This is the classic horror novel on which the Johncrpenter was loosely based. The book is scarier but in a different way. The horror is greater here. "
" Good old-fashioned horror. Pretentieloos, maar entertainend. "
" James Herbert was probably my introduction to horror. The Fog is a no frills quick read about a mysterious fog(!) that sends people mad. I enjoyed it at the time. "
" Old school horror, lots of fun. "
" Typical James Herbert novel. Page turner "
" I just finished Herbert's "The Dark", and I heard this one was good, so I picked it up. It's a fun and scary, bizarre book. If you like chills and thrills, you'll like "The Fog". "
" I'd first read this in the 70's and enjoyed it again. "
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