Just Simply Holly

I’m not a huge movie fan, and I only go to the theater maybe two or three times a year. As a tradition, the hubby and I take the kids to the movies on Thanksgiving Day, after the Lions game, and we usually go on Christmas Day as well. But, as most parents, when we go to see a movie with the kids in tow, it’s usually a family oriented type of movie.

My husband as suggested that we go on a “date” several times over the last few months, but there has never been anything playing that piqued both of our interests. That was until I started seeing the commercials for The Mist by Stephen King! I’ve always been a big King fan and have read most of his books and have seen most of the movies he has out already, but this movie….the commercials for it have me sitting on the edge of my seat!

There was a time when I was growing up that we were so fogged in and you couldn’t even see the driveway from the front porch. I remember being scared because I was sure that if I stepped off the front porch into the fog that something or someone would surely grab me and that would be the end. As much as I wanted to go out and see if there was someone or something out there in the fog, I never did. Instead, I waited until the sun came out enough to burn the fog off before leaving the safe sanctuary of the porch. I’m not sure what it is about fog that stirs up fear in all of us, but I do know that even to this day really heavy fog still scares the daylights out of me!

I think why this movie intrigues me so much is because of the fact that the main character David and his son Billy have been “trapped” by strange mist in a neighborhood grocery store with a large group of people. In time, they all realize that there is something lurking in the mist, but they are not sure what is more dangerous, what is in the mist, or what is in the store.

If you are a Stephen King fan, or a fan of movies that will put you on the edge of your seat, then you’re going to want to head over to the website and check out the trailers for The Mist! I just have to count down the days now until it’s in theaters, which is November 21st! I can’t wait! Can you?