The Mist

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I really love this one. Frank Darabont, again adapting Steven King but this time one of his more horror based stories. People trapped in a supermarket with a mysterious Mist that seems to be home for a whole bunch of creepy crawlies. And they Lord of the Flies it and turn on one another as things get progressively worse.

This has a brilliant cast that have a difficult job of selling the horror and making it feel realistic, or at least real enough to suspend your disbelief. It works for me. Marcia Gay Harden is just magnificent as the religious zealot that whips everybody up into an old testament style sacrificial frenzy. She is probably more horrifying than any of the threats that come from inside the mist.

The creatures are awesome too though. All sorts of creepy stuff. I especially love the giant spiders with acidic web. And the scale of that last guy. Like some Lovecraftian god.

But what makes the film stand out from the rest is the ending Darabont has added to King's novella. It is a pretty mean ending and just the kind of kick in the guts it needed. I also love the way it makes you question the validity of nonsense Harden spouts.

This is one of my all time favourite horror films. Give it a look