While generally well-regarded by both King fans and horror fans in general, Darabont’s The Mist did end up creating one major point of contention.
And I know Mr. King actually preferred Darabont’s ending.
For example, Carrie – his very first book – has alone been adapted into 2 different feature films and one TV miniseries.
The latest King story to be adapted more than once is The Mist, which is soon to become a TV series on Spike, after having previously been adapted for theaters in 2007 by frequent director of King material, Frank Darabont.