I've been saying for years that 'someone' should film a good gothic horror on the Avalon in Newfoundland. I mean, come on, the place is FULL of fog at certain times of the year. And the capital, St. John's, is full of shadows. The town rises on a steep vertical from the harbour front with crazy little lanes connecting streets...some through people's back yards!
I remember walking through the streets and lanes of a seemingly deserted downtown St. John's late one July night through a hazy mist. It was perfect for a Hitchcock thriller or Hammer Horror. The fog seems to dampen sound so it was eerily quiet...except for the foghorn.
I mean seriously, it was a scene right out of The Fog!
And after recently watching both the original and remake I gotta say the original is much better. Sure the effects may not be as 'modern' but I still got a chill watching the original. Whereas the remake...well, I didn't even finish it.
I've made this post ahead of time because, well, I've been busy packing and stressing. You see at some point this weekend we all (me, husband, and cats) should be departing Doha and moving back to Canada.
Yes, we're happy to be returning home but what the future holds...well, no one knows that, do they?
Soon we'll be back in Newfoundland and on the Avalon; the home of rain, drizzle and fog.
Soon I'll be hearing the low tones of Fort Amhert's fog horn signalling that the fog is once again rolling in.
Soon I'll be back on that North Atlantic island surrounded by the frigid waters which depths hide the hulls of numerous ships.
