Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms.

The Thing is a fictional shapeshifting and telepathic alien and the titular antagonist of the science fiction horror franchise of the same name. It first appeared in the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, which has been adapted into various media, …

Jul 20, 2024 · John Carpenter created an ending to The Thing that leaves the monster's identity ambiguous, sparking fan theories for decades.

The Thing is an extremely hostile shape-shifting extraterrestrial organism and the primary antagonist of the 1982 science-fiction film The Thing, its prequel, video-games and literature. The Thing has the ability to assimilate other life forms in order to survive and spread.

Jun 24, 2022 · Fundamental to the film’s success, however, is Bill Lancaster’s script, a meditation on division and distrust as relevant today as it was back in ‘82, carrying with it a terrifyingly simple...

Oct 11, 2023 · Who is human and who is infected in the final scene of The Thing? John Carpenter is the only person who knows the answer.

Jun 25, 1982 · The Thing: Directed by John Carpenter. With Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon. A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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May 7, 2022 · John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic The Thing is one of the most influential sci-fi horror films ever made, and its ending has been prompting discussion for decades. The Thing is unmistakably a landmark piece of cinema that remains culturally relevant even four decades after its …

The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that …