Almost one year ago, NECA celebrated Kurt Russell‘s birthday with the reveal of an “Ultimate” action figure of the actor’s character from John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror masterpiece, The Thing. In the 1982 film, a shape-shifting alien looks for someplace warm to hide and assumes the appearance of its victims – including that of a kennel […]
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As horror fans know, the master himself, John Carpenter, turns 74 today. And, in case you didn’t know, John Carpenter is also a longtime fan of video games. After all, he lent his likeness to the 2002 video game sequel to The Thing, but has also taken to Twitter from time to time to post […]
It may not officially be winter just yet, but a winterlike chill is already setting in for many as the holiday season is here. That means the perfect excuse to cozy up with more horror! Okay, so anything is a good excuse for horror. But there’s just something about horror set in icy, snowy conditions […]
If you’ve seen The Hateful Eight, you’ve probably gathered that Quentin Tarantino is a big fan of John Carpenter‘s The Thing, even going so far as to utilize unused cues from Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack for The Thing in his own snowy suspense tale. As it turns out, Reservoir Dogs was also inspired by The Thing, […]
Now streaming on Netflix, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a badass terminator in the action-thriller Kate, a poisoned assassin who has 24 hours to get vengeance on her murderer before she dies. Not surprisingly, Winstead absolutely owns the role, with Kate delivering brutal violence with a side order of heart, further establishing her as one of […]
2002’s The Thing was the glorious video game sequel to John Carpenter’s even-more-glorious film. Innovative for its time with the AI squad mechanics, we were going to be getting a sequel for the game from developer Computer Artworks before they sadly closed up shop. Concept artist Ron Ashtiani recently dropped a few sheets from the […]
You likely already own it on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray, but we’re happy to report that you’re going to have to buy John Carpenter‘s The Thing one more time, this time on 4K Ultra HD! The 1982 masterpiece will be released on 4K Ultra HD disc September 7, 2021. Special Features include… DISC 1: The […]