The Mist exposes the horrors of a society without control. It pitches the inevitable descent into madness and corruption. Author of the short story Stephen King and director Frank Darabont spin a tale that proves the real monsters are your neighbors, not the otherworld demons outside the windows. But what if this assumption about our society, one terrible event away from chaos, is not only wrong but harmful? Ghouls explore Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell and the ways society has instead given us Disaster Utopias.

Sources in this Episode:

BetterStrangerBooks | TikTok

A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit Considers Disaster Utopias | Alta Online

The Mist (2007) Movie Review - A transcendent allegory for mankind's concealed evil | the Review Geek

The Mist Is Still One of the Ballsiest Movies of the 21st Century | the Collider

Why The Mist's Ending Is So Dark Explained By Director Frank Darabont | Screenrant

Losing Faith: Reevaluating the Shocking Ending of the Mist 15 Years Later | Bloody Disgusting

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