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The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?.

The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady, with A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites in supporting roles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)

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[-] proper@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

If you haven’t seen this before watch it tonight!

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

For anyone interested, the novella is very much worth reading.

It's pretty short, very creepy and paranoid, and you can clearly see where the movie themes come from.

[-] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

The short story from The Thing's perspective is pretty good too.

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I read that last time I was commenting on a thing thread maybe a year ago and someone linked to it, I did like it.

Whoever wrote it had to have read the original story because they both spend much more time exploring the inner world of the thing and it's nature than the movie do, this fan fiction entirely so.

That's also a solid read, nice link.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago
[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Does Wikipedia link to the novella now?

If not, I'd highly recommend finding a copy rather than reading the plot summary, it's a very involved story that is very impactful past its plot.

The plot also differs from the movie and is worth reading as a complete story on its own.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

No, of course not. But nowhere else in this thread did we have the name of the novella so I thought it worthwhile to post that link here, in case anyone wants to follow your suggestion.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

The name of the novella and author is in the body of your post.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Ahhh, I missed that. Thanks,

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Sure thing, and good post. Seriously one of my favorite movies.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 6 months ago

I compare every horror to this. Amazing.

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