I had picked up a copy of Kirby McCauley's anthology, Dark Forces, and The Mist was (if I recall correctly), the first story in the book.

I first read The Mist on a Sunday morning back in the early 1980s.

Originally published in his acclaimed collection Skeleton Crew, this riveting, eerie novella proves why Stephen King is a master storyteller in short form. And what you're about to hear, you'll never forget. In this horrifying mist, hearing is seeing - and believing. Now trapped in the local supermarket with a ragtag group of survivors, David unexpectedly faces a growing threat from within, one that promises to challenge the boundaries of sanity itself. David Drayton and his son, Billy, are dragged into a living nightmare as unnatural and violent forces concealed by the mist begin to emerge, wreaking havoc in their wake. In the wake of a destructive Maine summer thunderstorm, an impenetrable mist descends from the direction of a local military facility and infiltrates the small town of Bridgton. Take a look at my video review for more of my take.Number-one New York Times best-selling author Stephen King's terrifying novella about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mist - as humanity makes its last stand against unholy destruction. Unfortunately, even as everything falls apart and people who really don’t like or trust each other are forced to band together, the threat level is high but the narrative execution is not – and that’s where The Mist really gets lost in its own fog. Unlike that CBS show, this Spike straight-to-series effort uses the freedom of its cable perch to really let the blood flow – which is what you need to make a show like this find traction. With that, as much as you can (and it is hard), resist the pull of comparisons to the now-canceled and much stronger-starting Under The Dome, which had a somewhat similar premise and was also based on King’s writings. Although Spector, Sutherland and Birney put in a team effort, the emphasis is misplaced, at least in the lingering pilot.

Starring Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Russell Posner, Okezi Morro and a strong Frances Conroy, The Mist centers on the frictions, tragedies and bond of Bridgeville’s Copeland family. Now maybe that will all become clearer as the 10-episode season progresses, the body count rises and the rules of modern society crack and eventually collapse – but it is difficult to envision from a mainly weak beginning to the series. Spike Greenlights All-Female 'Ink Master: Angels' Tattoo Competition Series

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