The Thing

Early Works

• Who Goes There?
  • A planned look at the sci-fi novella that started the franchise.
• The Thing from Another World (1951)
  • The first adaptation of Who Goes There? proved effective in 1951 but less so as the years drift past.

Carpenter 'Verse

• The Thing (1982)
  • In 1982, John Carpenter took a stab (so to speak) at adapting the source novella. His version, though, was much more intense, dark, and gory. Although not a success at the time, we take a look at what turned this movie into such a cult hit over the years.
• "The Things" (2010)
  • This short story reexamines the story of The Thing, but from the perspective of the alien creature living within.
• The Thing (2011)
  • Although the original was not a financial success, Universal spent years attempting some kind sequel to the John Carpenter original. Eventually, they released a little-loved prequel that largely retread the same material. Was it really a dude, or is there something special in this retread?

See Also:

• The Hateful Eight: We take a look at Quentin Tarantino's dark and bloody western / The Thing homage.
• Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham: Batman accidentally unleashes a demonic force and accidentally brings it with him back to Gotham, and then acidentally fails to do anything useful in this pointless movie.

Further Reading:

• 2020 Halloween Night Movie Marathon Playlist: For the third year running we craft our perfect Halloween movie watching marathon to creep and scare all through the night.
• Writing a Good The Thing Sequel: We hash out some ideas about what didn't work with the prequel film and how you could make a continuation that actually lived up to Carpenter's nasty vision.

Podcasts:

• Make Me Scream, Make Me Laugh, (Not So) Live from Asteroid G, Episode #06-14
• The Spoopy Season, (Not So) Live from Asteroid G, Episode #06-34