The novella is short, so I needed to change and expand the original story. But (for the show) we corresponded and I sent suggested changes. It was such a relentless force of nature. It is a beautiful coming-of-age story, and Cujo terrified me. What was your relationship with Stephen King like through all this? Were you a fan of his work before signing on to the show? I want it to be entertaining and engrossing, but also a show developed for this moment in time. I reread the novella and I think it's incredibly relevant - what people do when they're blinded by fear. What kind of show are you hoping to portray with The Mist? Timely horror seems to be hot on TV right now. It's been a major challenge, but a fun one. I did Rita, which is also on Netflix, but it's my first time creating a show for American audiences. Is this your first foray into American television? 'I'm excited for people to see that underlying story.'īoth Torpe and Alyssa Sutherland, who plays Eve Copeland, called the Times to chat about the Stephen King stories that influenced them and what really lies in the mist.Ĭhristian Torpe is from Denmark and previously worked on the Danish dramedy Rita. This is NOT that kind of film.'(With) good horror, you can take the monster out and still have a good story,' Torpe said. This film has immense rewatchability unlike so many horror films that are meant to shock you momentarily with a jump scare then laugh it off with a quip. I don't want to spoil the ending because it's so incredibly powerful so I'll say as little as I can but just don't expect every character that you've grown to love to make it out unscathed. Not only is the film scary, it's painfully tragic.

Darabont puts you right there in that supermarket, surrounded by panicked townsfolk and religious nutcases. It's a truly spooky film unlike most modern horror films. This film, however, is a fantastic character study with a subtly layered screenplay, powerful performances from it's ensemble of movie stars and 'hey it's that guy!' character actors that also just so happens to include expertly directed gut wrenching sequences of horrorific monsters. I have a soft spot for horror stories, I know The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile are both much more subtle artistic masterpieces of modern cinema, I watch those films quite often and they tug at my heart strings each and every time. Frank Darabont returns to the Stephen King well once again and this one is my personal favorite.

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