We have guesses and theories, but that is it. You don’t know for sure what the mist is or where it came from. People are nuts!ĭon’t expect a lot of answers here. This is also a great look at mob psychology. This story does a great job of showing the emotions and handling of fear from ordinary people like you and I. Everyone acts differently and you don’t know what will happen until things go bad. Some will just flat out deny what is in front of them. Some will turn to some sort of old religion for help, some might create a new religion to fit the narrative. Some will try to help, others will be in shock. I know we like to think everyone is going to be yippy skippy lets all work together to help each other survive…. The Mist does a great job of showing how people handle a bad situation. The main horror of this novella is from the people trapped in the store. What you do see, and what is left to the imagination, makes your mind reel with the possibilities of what is out there! King does a really good job of balancing what you see and what is hidden. Who knows what else could be feet in front of you and you have no idea because the mist is so thick! There is a lot that gets left to the imagination. Watch out, it’s gonna kill ya! I love the fact that we don’t see everything that is out there. One where you actually don’t see everything that is out there, but what you do see… oh boy. This novella is a really fun creature story. The Mist may not be the scariest, but it definitely delivers lots of chills.

It has always been some of his scariest work. While I’m not the world’s biggest King fan, I do love his earlier short stories. This edition was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster. Published in 1980 for the short sotry collection Skeleton Crew.

This exhilarating novella explores the horror in both the enemy you know-and the one you can only imagine. But what’s out there may be worse than what they left behind. Clearly, staying in the store may prove fatal, and the Draytons, along with store employee Ollie Weeks, Amanda Dumfries, Irene Reppler, and Dan Miller, attempt to make their escape. She insists a sacrifice must be made and two groups-those for and those against-are aligned. Carmody, begins to play on their fears to convince them that this is God’s vengeance for their sins. As the confinement takes its toll on their nerves, a religious zealot, Mrs. Once there, they become trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town. In the wake of a summer storm, terror descends…David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton join dozens of others and head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm.

Stephen king's the mist book