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Let’s just wait here a while, see what happens.

October 23, 2015 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

Who Goes There? is the basis for both the 1951 movie The Thing From Another World and the much more faithful adaptation, 1982’s John Carpenter’s The Thing, (the less said about the 2011 remake/prequel the better). The novella was published in 1938 and tells the story of American men stationed at Big Magnet research station in Antarctica. While investigating a magnetic anomaly the team discovers an alien ship and a frozen body. They bring the body back to their camp and after some discussion decide […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR7, horror, John Carpenter, John W. Campbell Jr., novella, The Thing, TylerDFC, Who Goes There?

TylerDFC's CBR7 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR7, horror, John Carpenter, John W. Campbell Jr., novella, The Thing, TylerDFC, Who Goes There? ·
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