This edition features a stunning vintage cover design!#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's terrifying novella about a town engulfed in a dense, mysterious mistas humanity makes its last stand against unholy destructionnow available as a stand-alone edition. David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm. Once there, they and other local citizens are trapped by a strange mist that has enveloped the town and in which strange creatures are lurking. As the mist takes its toll on the nerves of those trapped in the store, a religious zealot, Mrs. Carmody begins to play on their fears to convince them that this is God's vengeance for their sins and that a sacrifice must be made and two groupsthose for and those againstare aligned. When it is realized that staying in the store may prove fatal, a small group including the Draytons, store employee Ollie Weeks, Amanda Dumfries, Irene Reppler, and Dan Miller attempt to make their escape. They find that what's ';out there' may be worse than what they left behind. Originally published in King's acclaimed collection, Skeleton Crew, this exhilarating novella proves why Stephen King is a master storyteller in short form.