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Book Review of The Mist

The Mist
The Mist
Author: Stephen King
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 8


Like many of Stephen King's stories, this one takes place in a small town in Maine. The day after a violent thunderstorm strikes, a strange mist spreads across the town of Bridgton. A large group of people become trapped in the Federal, the town's supermarket, when they discover numerous deadly creatures of unknown species, resembling slugs, dragon flies, lobsters, spiders, and giant squid, lurking within the mist. The theory amongst the group is that 'The Arrowhead Project,' a top-secret military experiment, caused the devastation. This story, previously published as a novella in 'Skeleton Crew,' was frightfully fantastic, the ending, uncertain, like a bad dream. I highly recommend this book, can't wait to see the movie!