
The best film adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel since the 1980s,
The Shining, is not classics like
Misery, Cujo, Pet Sematary, 1408, Christine, Firestarter, Thinner, or even
IT (who seemingly everyone not named me seemed to love). Instead, it is the 2007 Frank Darabont’s (
The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile)
The Mist, a creepy dark tale that haunts your mind as much after its viewing as it does during it. King’s adaptations are either hit or miss, and all of the ones mentioned above (except for
IT) are ones I enjoyed and would watch on multiple occasions. But there is both a plot and a suspense factor with
The Mist that is like nothing I’ve seen before. I will also say that
The Mist is the best Stephen King book I’ve ever read (granted, I’ve only read five or six), and it is one of the best adaptations of a film made from a book that I’ve read before (again, granted there had not been many of those). Recently, I started watching the Netflix show based on the book/movie. While not nearly as good as the book or the movie, Netflix did the show right. I don’t know if there was a need for the show, but I’m glad that they did it right since they went that route. Everything about
The Mist is fantastic. I wish I could say the same about a movie like
The Fog, one of the worst horror films I’ve ever seen. But I digress.
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