Synopsis:

Do you want to watch "The Mist" but don't want to have to see THAT ending? Do you wish Billy didn't even exist at all so that he would never have to live through the events of this movie? Are you a Dad? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, this is the version of The Mist for you. Through painstaking effort and hundreds of cuts, reordered events, AI altered images, and more, eight-year-old Billy has been removed from the narrative. And don't worry, the ending is still extremely bleak... Enjoy!

Intentions:

As a parent, I really struggle to watch little kids go through horrific things. Horror that used to interest me now just gives me nightmares about my own children. So I decided to make an edit of one of my favorite monster movies that I could watch guilt-free!

Change List:

--450+ cuts, 200+ applied transitions-- REMOVED: 100+ individual shots of Billy REMOVED: 25+ spoken references to Billy --Other Notable Changes-- Extended: Title Card by 5 seconds to fill space AI Erased: Billy from the boathouse scene (fun!) Overlaid: "Mist on the lake" convo to tighten the scene Removed: Man saying "That was an earthquake." (duh) Removed: Introduction sequences for several characters Shortened: The fight after Norm's death by 61 seconds Shortened: Mrs. Carmody's first long speech by 40 seconds Removed: David talking to the Military Trio about helping out Removed: Sally and Private Jessup's entire backstory (drags) Moved: Amanda saying "oh my God" to *after* she can see the bloody rope Removed: Two really bad CGI shots of the flying monster eating Removed: Mrs. Carmody not getting stung by the bug Removed: David overly beating the dead burning monster Added Music: "Tense Horror Background - UNIVERSFIELD" Removed: David grabbing a comic book in the pharmacy Removed: Mrs. Carmody choking Private Jessup (come on now) Reordered: Exiting the store and escaping to the car AI Erased: Billy from David's arms while outside Created: An entirely new bleak ending to keep the original tone Removed: Everything to do with the military saving the day

Special Thanks:

ArtisDead for the fantastic poster! That One Guy for a great deletion suggestion! My kids for making me feel guilty watching The Mist!