The Mist

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King’s terrifying novella about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mist – originally published in the acclaimed short story collection Skeleton Crew and made into a feature film by Frank Darabont – is now available as a standalone publication.

A man staggered into the market . . . ‘Something in the fog!’ he screamed

Following a freak summer storm, David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbour Brent Norton join dozens of others and head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies.

Once there, they become trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town. Violent forces concealed in the mist are starting to emerge. And there is another shocking threat from within – one group of survivors, led by a religious zealot, is calling for a sacrifice.

Now David and his son must try to escape. But what’s outside may be even more dangerous.

This exhilarating novella explores the horror in both the enemy you know – and the one you can only imagine.

Author Biography

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than sixty books, all worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include The Institute, which was described by the Sunday Express as a ‘masterpiece’, The Outsider (voted winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for best Mystery and Thriller 2018), and If It Bleeds.

Many of his titles have been turned into celebrated films, TV series and streamed events including IT, ‘a book which speaks to everybody’ (Guardian), The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me.

King was the recipient of America’s prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.