In 1982, audiences everywhere were given their first glimpse of director John Carpenter’s now famous horror remake The Thing. Inspired by writer Joseph W. Campbell Jr.’s 1938 novella Who Goes There?, and the subsequent theatrical adaptation The Thing from Another World written by Howard Hawks and directed by Christian Nyby in 1951, Carpenter’s 1980s cult-classic is still the preferred version among genre film fans all of ages.
Set in an Antarctic research station, Carpenter’s The Thing stars Kurt Russell as lead protagonist R.J. MacReady, who soon discovers an alien entity of unknown origin taking on the appearance of his fellow scientists as it slowly kills them off, one by one. Featuring some of the most unnerving special effects work created by celebrated prosthetics designer Rob ...
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