The Mist
H. Rider Haggard founded a whole school of fantasy writing which eventually came to be known as "the lost race novel." His output was prodigious, and starting with "King Solomon's Mines" he continued for years to produce one fabulously exciting fantasy after another. His writing is so authentic that many people sought the "lost" mines and races which he invented. THE PEOPLE OF THE MIST is a tale of high adventure—a lost culture in the heart of the ancient, savage Africa that Haggard knew and loved so well.
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After a violent thunderstorm pulls down trees on the Maine lake, painter David Drayton drives his son and a neighbor into town for supplies. A thick mist rolls across the parking lot and into the supermarket, and the few dozen people inside hear the first scream from a man who tries to leave.
The Mist was written by Stephen King and originally published as a novella in the 1980 anthology Dark Forces. It was later collected in Skeleton Crew. The metadata above lists no author; King is the canonical author.
Yes. Frank Darabont directed a 2007 film adaptation. The film is widely considered one of the most faithful and disturbing Stephen King adaptations, with an ending Darabont changed from the novella's.
The Mist is 372 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Mist takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
The Mist is a standalone novel by an unknown author, not part of a series.
The Mist is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.