The story is about a mysterious fog that envelops a small town, unleashing monsters that hunt and kill the inhabitants. The main character, David Drayton, and a group of survivors take refuge in a grocery store, but they soon realize that the store is not safe from the monsters. As the night falls, the group faces numerous attacks from the creatures, and they discover that the monsters are using the local pharmacy to incubate their young.
As the story unfolds, the group's dynamics change, and some members become influenced by a crazy preacher, Mrs. Carmody, who believes that the monsters are a form of divine punishment. The group's situation becomes increasingly desperate, and they eventually decide to make a desperate escape.
However, their escape is short-lived, and the group soon finds themselves surrounded by monsters. In the chaos, Mrs. Carmody is killed, but not before ordering the sacrifice of David's son. The remaining survivors, including David, manage to escape, but they soon realize that the entire town has been devastated.
In a shocking twist, David is forced to kill his own son and the other survivors due to the hopelessness of their situation. However, just as he is about to give up, the fog clears, and the military arrives to rescue the survivors and finish off the remaining creatures. The story ends with David, traumatized by the events, screaming in horror at the realization of what has happened.
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1. A thick fog envelops a city, and inner monsters begin to hunt its inhabitants.
2. Artist David Drayton and his wife Stephanie inspect the damage to their house after a storm.
3. A fallen tree has broken through their house, and their son Billy calls them to look at another surprise.
4. The barn on the dock is destroyed by another tree growing on David's neighbor's property, Brenton Orton.
5. David and Brenton go to the city, where they notice a military convoy.
6. Brenton asks David about the mysterious "Arrowhead Project," but David doesn't know anything about it.
7. The two men arrive at a store, where David's son begins to pick up necessary goods.
8. Three military men appear, wanting to buy drinks, but are soon arrested by the military police.
9. An elderly man, Dan Miller, bursts into the store, covered in blood, and screams that something in the fog has grabbed his friend.
10. The store visitors close the doors in panic, and one of them says the thick fog outside could be a poisonous cloud from a factory explosion.
11. A sharp earthquake occurs, and then everything calms down for a moment.
12. A woman says she has children left at home and urgently needs to leave, but no one dares to go with her.
13. The remaining people begin to put things in order in the store, but Mrs. Carmody, a local "crazy" person, starts getting people around her, saying everything happening is "judgment day."
14. David leaves to get a blanket for his son and sees something very strange happening to the warehouse.
15. Something is trying to break down the metal door, and David runs away to tell Jim about what he saw.
16. The men return to the warehouse and find out that the exhaust pipe is outside, and someone is huddled up, saying they're ready to go out and fix the problem.
17. David tries to warn about the danger, but most people present are irritated and don't believe him.
18. The men open the door, and at first, there's nothing dangerous, but suddenly tentacles appear and grab someone.
19. David tries to help the person, but the tentacle is stronger and drags them away.
20. David manages to cut a small part of the monster, and the door closes.
21. The men try to figure out how to tell the rest of the people in the store about what they saw.
22. David tries to persuade his neighbor Brent to believe him, but Brent doesn't take him seriously.
23. The group collects all the visitors to the store, and David outlines the situation to them.
24. At first, many people laugh at their story, but after seeing the stump of the monster, they begin to believe.
25. People start to lay out display cases for everything that comes to hand, and Mrs. Carmody continues to push her sermons.
26. Amanda turns out to have a revolver, and the group starts to plan how to defend themselves.
27. The brand and his supporters plan to leave the store, but the biker decides to go with them to the parking lot to pick up a shotgun.
28. The group leaves and disappears into the fog, but the biker is pulled back with terrible force and cannot be held by three adult men.
29. David and the others begin to pull the rope back, but only half of the biker ends up at its end.
30. The survivors continue to strengthen the glass display cases and prepare for a possible invasion of monsters.
31. Night falls, and large insects begin to flock to the store, attracted by the light and smell of food.
32. Larger monsters break through the glass display cases, causing panic, and the monster manages to kill several people.
33. The group decides to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, but they find out that the monster managed to get inside.
34. The group finds the necessary medicines and discovers the fate of the people hidden in the pharmacy, who were wrapped in webs and hung from the walls and ceiling.
35. The monster responsible for this appears, and the group escapes, but not before two of them are killed by huge spiders.
36. Jim goes crazy from the experience and becomes an ardent supporter of Mrs. Carmody, further strengthening her influence.
37. Most people go over to the side of Mrs. Carmody, blaming the military man Jess for what happened and inflicting numerous wounds on him.
38. The group decides to run away in the morning, but Mrs. Carmody's sectarians surround them, and the crazy woman orders to grab Billy and sacrifice him.
39. In the chaos, Uli kills Mrs. Carmody, and the group manages to escape, but not before half of them are killed by monsters.
40. David, his son, Amanda, Mrs. Rap Lear, and Mr. Miller get into the car and drive away, arriving at their house, where David sees his dead wife.
41. The survivors leave and slowly drive along the road, hoping to get out of the fog, but they meet only dead people and various monsters.
42. The group runs out of gas and stops, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, and everyone decides to take a desperate step.
43. David kills all his passengers, including his son, and gets out of the car in a semi-crazy state.
44. At that moment, the fog clears, and David sees the military finishing off the remaining creatures.
45. The military escorts the few survivors, including a woman who left the store at the beginning of the film, and David falls to his knees and begins to scream, realizing the horror of what happened.