Great concepts are wasted on mediocre and subpar films more than anyone would like to think. And this could happen even to the great film masters who are supposed to know better. One example is John Carpenter and his disappointing 1980 horror film *The Fog*. The plot is set in Antonio Bay, a small town on the coast of Northern California, which is about to celebrate the centenary of its founding. Unbeknownst to most…