A serious horror for horror tragics

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2019)

John Carpentar's The Thing's reputation increases with each passing day. This is a marvelous film drenched in atmosphere and devoid of anything cliché or cheesy. The movie centers around a 12-man U.S. Antarctic expeditionary crew stationed at Outpost #31. One day a husky comes running into their station, being followed by two Norwegians who are hell bent on killing it. There is a reason for it- The dog carries an alien lifeform which slowly infiltrates the base and starts killing everyone. This is the basic gist but the film is nothing like this- trust me. A paranoia-choked atmosphere is the primary reason why The Thing works as well as it does. The realization there could be an alien among them, and any one of them might not be human, is what launches The Thing into a spiral of escalating tension. The claustrophobia and tension is palpable from the start till the end credits. Anyone who loves sci-fi or horror must watch John Carpentar's The Thing.