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Mist, The | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Signet
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2093
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reissue
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0451223292
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451223296
ASIN: 0451223292
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
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 The Mist June 27, 2008
T. Shields (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed the book with the people being traped in the Supermarket. I am going to order the movie at Christmas time. It's a bit like the movie Terror in the Mall only instead of water trapping them it is the Mist. The old woman in the book seemed crazy going on about death and saying it's death out there. If the book was excellent I can't wait to see the film when I get it.
I give this book 5 stars!
brilliant April 24, 2008
Captain Joe Boston (Wales)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
one of my favourite books ever. dead short, but brilliant. if you can get it cheap, it's well worth a read... 5 stars
 The Mist November 5, 2007
KM (England)
69 out of 71 found this review helpful
'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.
Very Readable Horror-Now a Movie. September 5, 2008
Sybok (UK)
I read this on a long train ride and it certainly helped to pass the time. People under pressure in a base under seige is always a good bet for an absorbing drama. This 'novella' also shows how people react; bringing out the best and worst in them. Mrs Carmody is a particularly monstrous creation, rivalling anything outside the supermarket. Not sure about the ending though, but you will have to read this to make your own mind up. There is a motion picture of this book now, which I am looking forward to seeing (apparently with a different ending.) A recommended read.
 The Mist in "great Stephen King movie" shock! October 7, 2008
Paul Fillery (Worcester, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Firstly, shop around and get the "Skeleton Crew" anthology instead, where you'll get several other King short stories as well as this novella - much better value, so a star off for that.
Great King story, classic set-up and scares, and some nice observations about the siege mentality of humankind. Possibly even a link to the "Dark Tower" series - has the Arrowhead Project ripped a hole between dimensions and created a "thinny"?
A second star off for the ending, which just tails off into nothing. Be warned if you plan on watching the movie version (which is fantastic - it's by Frank Darabont, so of course it is!): the ending is radically different and far superior. In fact, it is stunning in its audacity. Kudos to Darabont for refusing studio pressure to change it, and to King for agreeing to the change to his story. Be warned - it is bleak.
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