Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Downtown, Los Angeles
In the aftermath of a storm, an eerie mist creeps into a small Maine town, besieging a group of shoppers inside a local grocery store. The mist is thick, hungry, and bursting with creepy crawlers from some sick, Lovecraftian dimension. An ideological rift emerges within the store between a cult of hyper-religious fanatics and those simply seeking survival. The question slowly becomes “Which hell is worse?” – the one in the store or the one outside? THE MIST is a wonderful blend of slimy creature-feature horror, paranoia, and commentary on the inherent terror of just being inside a grocery store. It’s also a total gem and one of the meanest Stephen King adaptations ever put to film. Featuring scenery-chomping performances by the likes of Tom Jane and Marcia Gay Harden – as well as acid-spiders, a giant squid, and spindle-legged beasties that would have made Salvador Dali scream with delight – THE MIST never shies away from being a nasty little piece of nightmare fuel. (Zane Gordon-Bouzard)