Stephen King Fans discussion

The Mist is one of my favorite Stephen King stories. It is now available as a stand-alone book on Amazon. It is available for $6.99 in paperback and $8.99 for Kindle. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/3MaVhXF I hope to find some folks to read and discuss this book with me.

I’ll be so happy to read the Mist again! I love that story!

Great! Let's give it a day or two to see if more folks want to join in and then we can begin...

Oh I would be very interested, but I just finished it last month! Enjoy!! 🥰

I've never read the Mist, so I would love to join as well! :)

Sycogirl wrote: "I've never read the Mist, so I would love to join as well! :)"

Great! Let's give it another day or two to see if anyone else wants to join then we can begin.

Has anyone started reading yet?

I read (listened to) this after seeing the (awesome) Movie back in the day. I also enjoyed the TV show.

Ok. are we ready to begin reading? I am reading the version in Skeleton Crew. There are a few versions. I have just begun. Let's start with chapter 1, of course... smile

I never liked the ending of the movie. Just another example of Hollywood screwing up Kings work. The book ending is much better. The movie ending is devastating to anyone watching it, while the book ending was all about hope. Complete about face for shock value. The same thing with Jaws. The ending of the book and the ending of the movie are totally different. A sensationalized ending in the movie while the book ended with one of the most tense passages I have ever read in a book.

James wrote: "I never liked the ending of the movie. Just another example of Hollywood screwing up Kings work. The book ending is much better. The movie ending is devastating to anyone watching it, while the boo..."

I agree completely, James. But I was also completely flummoxed when I heard (correctly?) that King himself actually praised the movie's ending. I remember thinking, "Come on, Steve, you have better taste than that!"

King definitely said he liked the ending of the movie more than the book and he even said he wished he would have thought of it!

Really enjoyed The Mist. And tho the film doesn't better the book (do they ever?) I did enjoy that too. Guess I'm in a very small minority then when I say that I thought Darabont's alternative ending worked really well. Hits like a sledgehammer! I thought it was a decent dark twist. Just my opinion obviously. Not trying to play devil's advocate.... just saying how I see it is all.