Darabont- King strike gold yet again

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2019)

Frank Darabont has created a horror film that will send shivers down your spine. This is what great horror ought to be- a film riveting with allegory and yet containing a visceral sense of terror all throughout the run time. Darabont deserves the tag of being an underrated filmmaker with a penchant for Stephen King's works, and The Mist is one of the finest of his works. The story concerns a small town that gets engulfed in a strange mist of some kind. In the mist are strange creatures that bite. The town gets trapped inside a mall as the creatures wreak havoc. The horror is straightforward, and it is a credit to Darabont's talent that we are totally engrossed in what is happening to the characters trapped in their own city. Some scenes are awe inspiring and I won't say anything else. If you enjoy horror films, if you enjoy well made horror films with allegorical themes- you should not miss The Mist. This is great horror filmmaking. This is great cinema.