Title: The Mist
First published: May 15, 1986
Description: David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm. Once there, they and other local citizens are trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town and in which strange creatures are lurking. As the mist takes its toll on the nerves of those trapped in the store, a religious zealot, Mrs. Carmody begins to play on their fears to convince them that this is God’s vengeance for their sins and that a sacrifice must be made and two groups—those for and those against—are aligned. When it is realized that staying in the store may prove fatal, a small group including the Draytons, store employee Ollie Weeks, Amanda Dumfries, Irene Reppler, and Dan Miller attempt to make their escape. They find that what’s “out there” may be worse than what they left behind.
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Contained in:

 - [Dark Forces](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8136624W/Dark_Forces)
 - [Skeleton Crew](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149161W)

  [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/novella/mist_the.html
Subjects: Horror novel, thunderstorms, mist, supermarkets, suicide, baggers, tentacles, pharmacies, prophecies, end times, human sacrifice, revolvers, American literature, Fiction, horror, Fiction in Spanish, King, Stephen - Prose & Criticism, Fiction, Fiction - Horror, Horror, Horror - General, Fiction / Horror, Movie-TV Tie-In - General
Places: Bridgton, Maine, New England, Hartford
People: Norm, Reuben, Sally, Victor, Wanda, Aggie Bibber, Bud Brown, Mrs. Carmody, Ambrose Cornell, Davy Crockett, Andrew Drayton, Stephanie Drayton, Amanda Dumfries, Buddy Eagleton, Tommy Ellitch, John Lee Frovin, Mr. Gault, Bill Giosti, Jim Grondin, Pauline Grondin, Vincent Hartgen, Mike Hatlen, Jasser, Myron LeFleur, Janine Lawless, Martin, Victor McAllister, McKeon, Mr. McVey, Ben Michaelson, Dan Miller, Dick Muehler, Mrs. Neary, Brenton Norton, Carla Norton, Willy O’Brien, Hilda Reppler, Justine Robards, Arnie Simms, Tom Smalley, Stephanie Stepanek, Lou Tattinger, Nick Tochai, Dougls Trumbull, Alan Turman, Hattie Turman, Hank Vannerman, Ollie Weeks