“Deep, deep down in the deepest Deeps.”

In my June 29th post, I reviewed The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. I mentioned that the movie was based on The Fog Horn, a short story by Ray Bradbury.

Today I read The Fog Horn, and I enjoyed it.   

The story takes place in a lighthouse. On a foggy night, Mcdunn and Johnny see something moving in the fog. When the fog horn moans its warning, something answers from “the deepest Deeps.” The story gets more exiting from there. 

You can find the The Fog Horn in the collection, The Vintage Bradbury. The story was first published in the Saturday Evening Post (1951). Here’s the original illustration from the magazine.

And heres an image from The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. You can see the similarities!

Read the story. It’s a lot of fun.