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- ↑ The Fog feature length commentary with Debra Hill and John Carpenter
- ↑ Interview with Dean Cundey on the DVD documentary Halloween, A Cut Above The Rest
- ↑ "Shadowvision: "THE FOG"". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ↑ Deadline.com
