The Mist (2007 film)
Summary
"Belief divides them, mystery surrounds Them, but fear changes everything." A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Details
- Release Date: 2007
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime: 2 hr 06 min
- Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Writer: Stephen King (story), Frank Darabont (screenplay)
- Producer/Production Co: Dimension Films, Darkwoods Productions, Weinstein Company, The See
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
A kind of "gate" between worlds is apocalyptically ripped open by a science experiment gone wrong, allowing a monstrous, tentacly ecosystem to spill over into our world. Based on one of Stephen King's vaguely Lovecraftian pastiches (compare to "From Beyond (fiction)", for example).
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
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Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Terror mounts as deadly creatures reveal themselves outside, but that may be nothing compared to the threat within, where a zealot calls for a sacrifice.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- Fiction: Stephen King's short story "The Mist"
- race: an entire ecosystem of hellish, otherworldly Tentacle Monsters
