Back in 2010, Stephen King collaborator Frank Darabont was recruited to develop a television adaptation of a little-known zombie comic series. The first season of The Walking Dead was heavy-handed in horror elements, with obvious influence from King’s most spine-chilling novels and novellas. The most obvious connection between King and The Walking Dead, though, was with the 2007 adaptation The Mist.Darabont is known for his work in the horror genre, having written or directed acclaimed films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. These films gave him more than enough credit to helm The Walking Dead, even if his time on the AMC show did end with a controversial firing and lawsuits. But because of Darabont’s experience as director and writer of The Mist, The Walking Dead would have entirely different actors portraying some of the most iconic zombie survivors.Set in the small town of Bridgton, Maine, The Mist explores how ordinary people cooperate or fall apart when hit with a sudden and unexplainable disaster. A group of supermarket shoppers are forced to work together to survive when a mist conceals Lovecraftian monsters outside, leading to rising tensions. With an ensemble cast, The Mist has a number of Walking Dead crossovers.RELATED: How to Watch The Walking Dead Shows in Chronological Order
Back in 2010, Stephen King collaborator Frank Darabont was recruited to develop a television adaptation of a little-known zombie comic series. The first season of The Walking Dead was heavy-handed in horror elements, with obvious influence from King’s most spine-chilling novels and novellas. The most obvious connection between King and The Walking Dead, though, was with the 2007 adaptation The Mist.
Darabont is known for his work in the horror genre, having written or directed acclaimed films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. These films gave him more than enough credit to helm The Walking Dead, even if his time on the AMC show did end with a controversial firing and lawsuits. But because of Darabont’s experience as director and writer of The Mist, The Walking Dead would have entirely different actors portraying some of the most iconic zombie survivors.
Set in the small town of Bridgton, Maine, The Mist explores how ordinary people cooperate or fall apart when hit with a sudden and unexplainable disaster. A group of supermarket shoppers are forced to work together to survive when a mist conceals Lovecraftian monsters outside, leading to rising tensions. With an ensemble cast, The Mist has a number of Walking Dead crossovers.
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