The Fog is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair, and Maggie Grace.

The film tells the story of a strange fog that sweeps in over an island town off the coast of Oregon, bringing with it the vengeful spirits of mariners who were murdered there 134 years before.

In 1871, William Blake, a wealthy man suffering from leprosy arranges to purchase half of Antonio Island, off the coast of Oregon, to establish a leper colony for his afflicted people.

However, island residents Patrick Malone, Norman Castle, Richard Wayne and David Williams double cross Blake.

134 years later, the residents of Antonio Island prepare to honor their founding fathers - unaware they were the same men who burned the Elizabeth Dane – and a statue of them is to be unveiled on the town's anniversary.

During a boating trip, Nick Castle and his friend Spooner unwittingly disturb a bag containing a pocket watch and a hairbrush from the Elizabeth Dane lying on the seabed.

Meanwhile, at the local radio station, host Stevie Wayne gets a phone call from weatherman Dan about a large fog bank off the coast.

She searches the Internet for information about the hallmark symbol she saw earlier, but her computer malfunctions, and the word "Dane" appears on the screen.

She and Nick learn the story of the Elizabeth Dane and realize the founders built the town with the fortune they had stolen from the ship, but kept this secret from their families and the townsfolk.

The ghosts of the Elizabeth Dane seek revenge against Antonio Island's residents for the past crimes of its founding fathers.

After killing Machen on the beach and Dan at the weather station, they pursue Stevie's son Andy and his Aunt Connie at home.

As Stevie reflects on the night's events with her listeners, Nick throws Patrick Malone's journal into the sea.

Tom Welling had filmed for three weeks on the fourth season of his TV series Smallville when he started work on The Fog.

Blair performed almost all of her stunts and spent 12 hours in a water tank with only short surface breaks for two days to shoot her underwater scenes.

"[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 27 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.