Film· 2011· Horror

The Thing

by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

The Thing: it draws on 1 recorded source.

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Who Goes There?

Short Story · 1938

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The 2011 film is a prequel to Carpenter's, set at the Norwegian camp, and is credited as an adaptation of the same novella. Recorded separately from the 1982 edge because it adapts the source independently rather than through the earlier film.

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The Thing

Set in the The Thing universe.

Acts as a prequel to the original movie from John Carpenter. It tells the story of the Norwegian team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive.

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