Customer Reviews
The Mist in "great Stephen King movie" shock! - By: Paul Fillery, 07 Oct 2008 
Firstly, shop around & 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 & scares, & 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 & 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 & far superior. In fact, it is stunningin its audacity. Kudos to Darabont for refusing studio pressure to change it, & to King for agreeing to the change to his story. Be warned - it is bleak.
Very Readable Horror-Now a Movie. - By: Sybok, 05 Sep 2008 
I read this on a long train ride & it certainly helped to pass the time. People under pressurein a base under seige is always a good bet for an absorbing drama. This 'novella' also shows how people react; bringing out the best & worstin 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 - By: T. Shields, 27 Jun 2008 
I really enjoyed the book with the people being trapedin the Supermarket. I am going to order the movie at Christmas time. It's a bit like the movie Terrorin the Mall only instead of water trapping them it is the Mist. The old womanin the book seemed crazy going on about death & 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!
Good story - Buy Skeleton Crew. - By: C. Sykes, 08 Jun 2008 
Just a short note to say this story is availablein the book 'Skeleton Crew', which is much better value for money. Stephen King is a master of the horror novel, but a lot of his short story collections are highly underrated.
brilliant - By: Captain Joe Boston, 24 Apr 2008 one of my favourite books ever. dead short, but brilliant. if you can get it cheap, it's well worth a read... 5 stars
