Fog = Death

Remember John Carpenter's The Fog? You should! (Here's a reminder.) Anyway, they shot that piece of classic horror up in Point Reyes -- among other places -- which is really beautiful, an hour and a half or so outside of S.F. They get lots of fog (surprise!) but sometimes it clears up, like this time.

That's the lighthouse...Of Death!

Gauging your heartrate...Which Is Zero!

A shiny plaque. Shiny because they washed it...Of Blood!

A detail of the light...Or A Death Trap! Photo by Sampo.

So, the French built the crystal that they used for the, er, lamp, and to this day nobody knows how exactly they did it. I'm guessing that in France everybody knows, that they teach this merde in school or something. "But let's not tell les Américains, oui? Drive zem fou!"