When John Carpenter’s The Thing hit theaters back in June 1982, the only thing scarier than the film were the reviews. Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it “instant junk” while ...

The novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell was partly inspired by a 1916 Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. After a 36-hour trek across the ice, Shackleton and two companions spoke of ...

John Carpenter is one of the masters of horror with a plethora of genre classics. You can take your pick on which is your favorite. Halloween changed this writer's life, but for many people, The Thing ...

Note: this article discusses the 1951 and 1982 Thing movies in depth, but we have been careful not to mention specific details about the new film. There is now a third movie in what could now be ...