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The Mist
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Overview
The Mist is a short horror novel written by Stephen King, first published in the Dark Forces anthology in 1980. The story depicts David Drayton, a commercial artist who lives in a small town in Maine. After a severe storm, a strange mist rolls into the town. David and his son are trapped in a supermarket as the mist seems to hold mysterious and violent creatures. The Mist was nominated for several awards and is considered one of King’s best pieces of horror writing. The novel was adapted for film in 2007 and television in 2017. This guide uses the 2007 Penguin eBook edition of The Mist.
Plot Summary
David Drayton is a commercial artist who lives in a small town in Maine with his wife Steff and their son Billy. The Draytons live on the side of a lake outside of the town. When a severe storm brings down trees and cuts off the power to the houses, David decides to go into the town of Bridgton for supplies. He takes his son Billy and his neighbor Brent. In recent years, David and Brent have been involved in a legal dispute about the property line, but David puts aside their differences given the nature of the emergency.
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