Stephen King's The Mist (2007)

**hippychick** · 10-19-2007, 09:24 PM

I read this short story years ago and I thought it would make a good movie. I'm such a fan of Stephen King books.
The story creeped me out.

Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumors point to an experiment called the 'The Arrowhead Project' conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as to the origins of the deadly vapor are secondary to the group's overall chances for survival. Retreating to a local supermarket, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other before taking a united stand against an enemy they cannot even see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP-MHO_M6ik

**Bad Samaritan** · 10-23-2007, 12:07 AM

What the protagonist isn't a writer?

I read the story over 10 years ago, and thought it was alright. But they're going to have to really stretch it to make it into a +90min movie.

**sear** · 10-23-2007, 12:42 AM

it is a good story but they'll probably mess it up like they do to all of Stephen King's work.

**hippychick** · 10-23-2007, 12:45 AM

I bought the book yesterday and Stephen King rewrote it for the movie. The book now has 236 pages.
From what I have read, Mr King kept the original idea of the 1st book, just expanded on the characters, the military base and made a better ending.