First clip from The Thing provides a couple of cheap scares

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Last Updated on August 5, 2021

MTV has abducted the first ever official clip from Universal’s upcoming horror prequel THE THING, and we’ve embedded it below for your viewing pleasure. Nothing to write home about, but it provides a couple of cheap thrills if you turn the sound way up. Plus, you catch a quick peek at the villainous “thing” in a decidedly un-human form.

In addition to the clip, MTV had a chat with leading lady Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who talked about the challenges of creating a prequel/pseudo-remake to a classic sci-fi film. Here’s a sample of what she had to say about the version she stars in:

“It’s a definite slow burn, which is great. It makes it feel like a classic horror film. You really set up the characters and you really build the fear slowly, and once sh– hits the fan, it gets crazy and it doesn’t stop. It’s super-intense, the last half of the film. You just hold your breath and you don’t breathe again till the credits roll. That’s really great. The first part of the movie is really slow and foreboding, and you feel this slow dread building because you do know what’s coming. You know that something crazy and horrible is gonna happen to these people, but they don’t know it yet and kind of having that feeling as the audience is one that’s exciting and creepy and terrifying.”

To read the entire interview, click HERE. THE THING opens on OCTOBER 14th.

Source: MTV

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