“The Mist” is often compared to Lord of the Flies. As these things go, it took another 27 years for the film release. Film director Darabont read it first in this anthology around this time, and immediately thought it would make a great film. A version of “The Mist” first appeared in a 1980 anthology of horror stories. Stephen King was near the beginning of his career, and publishers weren’t keen to publish absolutely everything he came out with, so he had to let this one sit awhile. Though this is a 1980s story, “The Mist” was first written in 1976. There will inevitably be some conflation of those two slightly different stories below, so I’m going to talk about both without worrying about mixing them up. I’ve seen the 2007 film numerous times but only just read the novella. Or maybe you’ve never encountered Stephen King’s Mist story before in your entire life, and you don’t scream to family members, “SOMETHING IN THE MIST TOOK JOHN LEE!” whenever fog descends. This popular science fiction horror contains plenty for discussion and analysis. He has been described as the 'King of Horror', a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture.You may have even studied “The Mist” in literature class - the tertiary level equivalent of Lord of the Flies.

National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. In 2015, he was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire bibliography, such as the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards.

He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels.

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