A parasitic alien infiltrates an arctic research centre in John Carpenter’s body horror classic. The Thing is a peerless masterpiece of relentless suspense, retina-wrecking visual excess, and outright, nihilistic terror, placing 12 men at an Antarctic station while a shapeshifter takes them over one by one. The slimy effects stand up to this day, the score is fantastic and the ensemble acting is played entirely straight as suspicion and paranoia overwhelm the characters. If you haven’t [seen it], well just do.-Empire Magazine
In my eyes, The Thing is as perfect as a movie can get: it knows exactly what it wants to be and what it’s trying to do, and succeeds on every level I can conceive. –Loud & Clear
