A relentless mist descends, trapping townsfolk in a grocery store with unseen, chilling horrors and mounting dread.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video, AMC+, Kanopy (free) and The Roku Channel (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: intense fear and several jump scares.
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After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
No. Brace yourself.
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