The Mist

by Stephen King

Sound so visual you're literally engulfed by its bonechilling terror! Stephen King's sinister imagination and the miracle of 3-D sound transport you to a sleepy all-American town. It's a hot, lazy day, perfect for a cookout, until you see those strange dark clouds. Suddenly a violent storm sweeps across the lake and ends as abruptly and unexpectedly as it had begun.

Then comes the mist... creeping slowly, inexorably into town, where it settles and waits, trapping you in the supermarket with dozens of others, cut off from your families and the world.

The mist is alive, seething with unearthly sounds and movements. What unleashed this terror? Was it the Arrowhead Project-- the top secret government operation that everyone has noticed but no one quite understands? And what happens when the provisions have run out and you're forced to make your escape, edging blindly through the dim light? "The Mist" has you in its grip, and this masterpiece of 3-D sound engineering surrounds you with horror so real that you'll be grabbing your own arm for reassurance. To one side-- and whipping around your chair, a slither of tentacles. Swooping down upon you, a rush grotesque, prehistoric wings. In the impenetrable mist, hearing is seeing-- and believing. And what you're about to hear, you'll never forget.

• ISBN10: 1101211660
• ISBN13: 9781101211663
• Publish Date: 2 October 2007 (first published 1 April 1989)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Signet Book
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[mitabird]

3.5 stars

[Cameron Trost]

A lengthy collection of novellas and short stories with tales ranging from "ripping good" to "not bad". When we read a Stephen King story our expectations are high and some of the tales in this collection didn't meet my expectations. My favourite tales in this collection were The Monkey, The Jaunt, Word Processor of the Gods, and Gramma. If you've never read King's short stories before, I'd suggest grabbing a copy of "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" or "Everything's Eventual" before this collection.