![]() It soon transpires that there are otherworldly creatures within the mist and the townsfolk in the local store find themselves battling against the creatures as well as themselves. David Drayton sets off to the local store along with his son and a neighbour but the town is soon plummeted into trouble when it is surrounded by a malicious mist. ![]() The film starts with a violent storm that leaves the Drayton family home in tatters. ![]() ![]() Films based on the writing of Stephen King have a habit of not translating to the screen very well although director Frank Darabont made what is often considered the best of the Stephen King films in The Shawshank Redemption - and now with The Mist he's directed what is surely one of the major contenders for the title of best horror film to be based on a Stephen King story! When I first heard the plot description, I was expecting the film to be a cross between John Carpenter's The Fog and modern horror disappointment Feast and while it does have elements of both those movies, it is thankfully much better than both. ![]()
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