The Mist

31 Days of Horror looks at another Stephen King Classic. The Mist (also known as Stephen King’s The Mist) is a 2007 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella The Mist by Stephen King. The film was written and directed by Frank Darabont. Darabont had been interested in adapting The Mist for the big screen since the 1980s.