![]() ![]() ![]() This results in each victim of the mist dying in a uniquely gory way, their deaths coming from some hidden part of their psyche. Where the mist of the novella was populated by deadly Lovecraftian monsters from another dimension (a trope shamelessly mined by the all-conquering Stranger Things), Torpe’s version is even more mysterious – by the end of Season 1, we’re still not sure exactly what it is – and seems to have some sort of supernatural power. The premise is the same – a mysterious mist rolls into a small town in Maine and, with it, something deadly – but showrunner Christian Torpe has made some significant changes in order to stretch the narrative out for TV. While the TV version can’t touch Darabont’s movie, it’s not without its gory attractions and is perfect binge-viewing fodder: dumb but fun, with twists and cliffhangers that’ll keep many viewers hooked. That movie was a small but perfectly formed slice of horror that, with its grim ending, managed to be even bleaker than the source material. When news broke that the Weinstein Company was adapting Stephen King’s novella The Mist, many expressed the wisdom of such a move: it was, after all, brought to the screen in 2007 by Frank ‘Shawshank Redemption’ Darabont. Warning: This contains minor spoilers for The Mist Season 1 – and spoilers for Stephen King’s original novella and the 2007 film adaptation. ![]()
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