The Mist is a horror novel by the American author Stephen King, in which the small town of Bridgton, Maine is suddenly enveloped in an unnatural mist that conceals otherworldly monsters. It was first published as the first and longest story of the horror anthology Dark Forces in 1980. A slightly edited version was included in King's collection Skeleton Crew(1985). The story is the longest entry in Skeleton Crew and occupies the first 134 pages
The story was originally called The Fog but was later changed to The Mist after another movie was released called The Fog.