was it converted into a book?
Yes,it was converted into a novel.
The Fog
A novelization of the movie, written by Dennis Etchison, was published by Bantam Books in January 1980.
who was chasing the dog at the beginning of the thing A Norwegian helicopter. who are the main characters in the film? Norwegian pilot, garry, R.J. MacReady, Dr. Cooper, Blair, Clark ,Childs, and others., how was it received by contemporary critics? John Kenneth Muir called it "Carpenter's most accomplished and underrated directorial effort," and critic Matt Zoller Seitz said it "is one of the greatest and most elegantly constructed B-movies ever made". has the first critic written anything apart from reviews? Yes, he has written novels and short stories. where did the second critic start his career? UNANSWERABLE who wrote the movie? Bill Lancaster. did the film have any effect culturally? It is considered as a cult classic and find reference in a variety of media, from television like "The X-Files", "Futurama", and "Stranger Things" to games  like "Resident Evil 4", "Tomb Raider III", and "Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden" and films like "The Faculty" , "Slither" , "The Mist". who created the visuals? Dean Cundey and Bottin. which other films has the first person done? "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "Halloween ", and "Halloween II". did he win any award for any of them? His work on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" earned him an Academy Award nomination. Also, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The ASC. what was the first film mentioned in his list of works above about? It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in California, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners who were killed in a shipwreck there 100 years before.
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The Fog [SEP] Novelization
A novelization of the movie, written by Dennis Etchison, was published by Bantam Books in January 1980. The novel clarifies the implication in the film that the six who must die were not random but in fact descendants of the six original conspirators.