"The Fog Horn" is a 1951 science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, the first in his collection The Golden Apples of the Sun. The story was the basis for the 1953 monster film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Johnny, the protagonist and narrator, and his boss, McDunn, are relaxing after a day's work at a remote lighthouse in late November. The lighthouse's resonating fog horn attracts a sea monster. This is in fact the third time the monster has visited the lighthouse: it has been attracted by the same fog horn on the same night for the last two years. McDunn attributes the monster's actions to feelings of unrequited love for the lighthouse, whose fog horn sounds exactly like the wailings of the sea monster itself.
Adaptations (1)
The Fog Horn was adapted into a 1953 film.
