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The Mist Paperback – June 5, 2018
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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.
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherScribner
- Publication dateJune 5, 2018
- Grade level7 - 9
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.5 x 8.38 inches
- ISBN-101982103523
- ISBN-13978-1982103521
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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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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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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)
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.



















