The Mist

HorrorScience FictionThriller3.5

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

November 21, 2007 · Directed by Frank Darabont

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