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The Mist Paperback – June 5, 2018

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s terrifying novella about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mist as humanity makes its last stand against unholy destruction—originally published in the acclaimed short story collection Skeleton Crew and made into a TV series, as well as a feature film starring Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden.

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. Once there, they become trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town. As the confinement takes its toll on their nerves, a religious zealot, Mrs. Carmody, begins to play on their fears to convince them that this is God’s vengeance for their sins. She insists a sacrifice must be made and two groups—those for and those against—are aligned. 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. But what’s out there may be worse than what they left behind.

This exhilarating novella explores the horror in both the enemy you know—and the one you can only imagine.

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Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribner (June 5, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1982103523
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1982103521
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.38 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #10,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #33 in Alien Invasion Science Fiction
- #47 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction
- #775 in Suspense Thrillers

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Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.

King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.

King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.

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LTJ

The Mist is a powerhouse of a short story horror read

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023

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“The Mist” by Stephen King is one of those short stories that I’ve yet to read but always had my eye on it for many years now. I remember seeing clips of the movie adaptation here and there but never in its entirety but do know a ton of Constant Readers love this short story. I knew I’d eventually get to it and my goodness, I’m beyond glad I finally did.

Now, before I begin my review, I have a few trigger warnings for everyone in case you haven’t read “The Mist” yet. There are situations involving a man hitting a woman and suicide. I won’t ruin anything for you but if either subject triggers you, please do not read this.

Moving along, the intro painted a nice picture to start things off and I immediately knew that it wouldn’t be long until King does what he does best and hit me with some genuinely frightening horror. Sure enough, King didn’t disappoint as this whole situation with the mist was really horrific. I think it even hits home more now due to the pandemic that hit in 2020 where I can honestly see what happened in this short story happening in real life.

I’ll never forget the panic people had, how everyone was rushing to hoard food, products, toilet paper, and letting paranoia sink in to start turning on each other. The hysteria of the pandemic was real and in “The Mist” I got all those vibes again. Besides that, the super creepy moments in this short story were incredible as I especially loved the tension leading to the ending. I had no idea how this would end as the buildup was absolutely incredible. It was such a crazy ride 80% in and I couldn’t put this down at all deep into the night because it was that great.

I was on the edge of my seat to see how this would all end and of course, King delivered in a way I didn’t expect. It was exhilarating and once it was over, I was left in awe. It just makes you think, wonder, and encourage a ton of conversations about this ending. This totally reminded me of how King ended “The Colorado Kid” and I loved it since I can’t wait to talk to my fellow Constant Readers about this one in greater detail.

I give “The Mist” by Stephen King a perfect 5/5 as it was a powerhouse of short story horror read. The characters, story, twists, and sheer terror here are all top-notch. It still holds up decades later with another brilliant short story written by the greatest horror author to ever do it. I also thought King’s descriptions of the horror that takes place in “The Mist” were so brilliant, you actually feel what these characters felt and went through in gory detail. Just another mind-blowing, scary, amazing read and if you’ve yet to read this, please learn from me. Don’t wait so long to finally read this masterpiece, it’s awesome and highly recommended. Arrowhead Project was here.

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TAL59GRACE

Wow!

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023

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Intense and engrossing! Stephen King is a master storyteller. Once you start reading, you can’t stop. My heart was in my throat through this story!

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023

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A great book, I went out and bought it on DVD. Excellent movie.

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HAR

just as good as the first time reading

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023

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It’s been long enough since I first had this book on my lap, long before Kindle and iPhones, so although ever so slightly dated- this story still holds up strongly enough to be worth the re-read. I haven’t even seen the movie yet so I thought I needed to to go back to the book. Glad I did.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2023

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King is great. Always has been. Love just about all of his books, but this novella holds a special place in my heart. The concept and execution is terrifyingly good. Every time we see mist, we think of this book and movie. That’s how good this story truly is.

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Jess

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023

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Huge fan of Stephen King's work and this is another good one.

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Michelle

Okay but No Answers

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023

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I’ve heard this is a good movie so I had expectations but unfortunately the book fell short because of the ending. The story’s interesting and scary in the beginning when everything’s a mystery but then it becomes repetitive with few answers to anything (Spoiler Alert: Revealing a small part) like happily married David who less than 24 hours of being stuck in the market with his son cheats on his wife with the first woman he finds attractive with no second thoughts, Ugh) but the use of bug spray to kill some of the creatures was funny and shows SK has a sense of humor but the open-ended ending was frustrating because it seemed like a lazy way for the story to end.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2023

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Patrick

Love the book, though my cover is slightly misprinted.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2022

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I read this book over the course of 3 or 4 nights and really loved the story. Stephen King has his reputation for a reason - he is a class writer, and his storytelling and ability to create an atmosphere is second to none. Being a novella, you're launched straight into the story and it grips you from the outset.

Unfortunately when my book arrived there was a slight bit of damage to the edges of the pages and also the back cover is misprinted and blurry. At first I wasn't sure whether this was a play on the "mist", but I'm pretty sure it isn't. (Lol)

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Shania

Crazy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2023

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Im not typically a fan of Stephen King, I'd read a few of his larger novels and it was a bit draining to say the least. I have however seen the movie and the tv show for this and decided to give the book a go since its a short story. I'm so glad that I did because I actually prefer the book to both the others now! I really liked the ending and I'm glad that it's different as the one in the movie is hella depressing 😂

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Dr Evil

The Mist

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2007

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'The Mist' is a novella written by Stephen King, first published in a collection called Dark Forces and then again in another collection called Skeleton Crew. Now re-released as a stand-alone novel to tie-in with the new movie due out at the end of the year.

The story mainly follows lead character David and his young son Billy as their town is overtaken my a mysterious fog after a serious storm. The man and his son are then trapped in a local supermarket when unearthly creatures begin taking over the small town and killing it's residents.

This is a great short story and one of the best that I've read from Mr King, focussing more on the characters rather than just full-on horror and gore. Once I started reading this I couldn't put it down. There's a couple of silly bits in it that could have been left out but overall it is a great read and one that I would recommend to any fan of King or the horror/sci-fi genre in general. There's also many likenesses to films, books and even games such as The Fog, Silent Hill, War of the Worlds and even some of Stephen King's own later novels. My only complaint is the cop-out ending which just leaves the reader guessing and with a story like this I really felt like I needed some closure. Still, a good, entertaining and suspense-filled thriller that makes me look forward to the movie.

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Celeste

Good read

Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2022

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I enjoyed reading it!

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