The Thing (1982)

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The Thing: John Carpenter plays coy about a possible sequel in the works

Posted 3 years ago

The iconic horror director spoke with an audience this past weekend, where he teased about a sequel to a beloved classic of his.

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The Blob (1988) vs The Thing (1982): Battle of the remakes (Face-Off)

Posted 4 years ago

Chris As much as people complain today about Hollywood remaking their favorite movies, back in the ‘80s, it was all the rage! And it actually improved some old movies with cool concepts. In 1982, director John Carpenter took a famous...

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The Thing sequel: John Carpenter on possibly revisiting the classic sci-fi horror

Posted 4 years ago

Based on the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., John Carpenter’s The Thing revolved around a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that it able to assimilate and imitate other...

John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), Kurt Russell (Deconstructing The Thing)

Posted 6 years ago

Good day gorehounds! We're proud to announce yet another new monthly horror series debuting on our JOBLO HORROR VIDEOS YouTube channel today and this one is for the hardcore to the core horror fans that like to go beyond in...

John Carpenter confirms Blumhouse is working on a reboot of The Thing

Posted 6 years ago

John Carpenter & Blumhouse Productions are in early development on a reboot of 1982's THE THING. The project is still in the early stages, and no other details have been ironed out as of now. Carpenter revealed the news on a...

Blumhouse & Universal developing remake of The Thing based on original novel

Posted 6 years ago

Even after all these years, John Carpenter's THE THING remains one of the very best science-fiction/horror movies of all-time, so it's only natural that Universal Pictures would return to the property. According to Bloody Disgusting, Universal is said to have...

Video imagines characters from The Thing as Hasbro toys

Posted 6 years ago

JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING remains one of my top-five favorite films of all-time. The horror classic starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, and Keith David still holds up to this day. Everytime I see the defibrillator and blood test scenes it...

My Favorite Scary Movie: The Thing (1982)

Posted 8 years ago

For the month of October, JoBlo.com staff will be gearing you up for the Halloween season with My Favorite Scary Movie, where we will share our favorite scary flicks, be it gory horror, supernatural thriller or bloody slasher flicks, lending...

Movie Endings Explained – John Carpenter’s The Thing (video)

Posted 9 years ago

Movie endings, they’re usually pretty straight forward right? Everything pays off, the main characters learn something, and our heroes ride off into the sunset. Sometimes though, we don’t get the typical ending from a movie, we get something much more...

I Want That: The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 board game

Posted 9 years ago

Grab your booties, blowtorches, and adult diapers, my friends, because Mondo & Project Raygun are releasing a brand-new board game entitled THE THING: INFECTION AT OUTPOST 31! Yeah, you read that correctly, a table-top experience based on John Carpenter's sci-fi...

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