Trivia: At the very beginning, David sits in front of his newest drawing, showing a man with two guns, a rose right of him and a tower far behind on the left side. This drawing shows Roland, a character out of "The Dark Tower", a well-known series of books from Stephen King. This drawing is shown again, some time later after the storm, and David tells that this drawing was meant to become a film poster. (00:00:30)
Trivia: During the scene when the monsters enter the store, watch for when the man on fire stumbles into a book rack. All of the books are Stephen King novels.
Trivia: The film's controversial ending was the source of great struggle. Writer/director Frank Darabont was approached by several different studios who wanted to make the film, but only on the condition that Darabont changed the ending. Darabont refused over and over until he found a studio that would let him keep it. "The Mist" author Stephen King has commented that he absolutely loved the film's ending, which divulged from his novella, and wishes he had thought of it when he was writing the original story.
Answer: I'll have to answer my own question here. After doing some research, it appears that yes, "The Mist" was partially an inspiration for Konami when they created the "Silent Hill" series.