The alien attacks, kills and absorbs organic life forms then assumes the physical identity of said lifeform. They thaw it out and soon discover its sole occupant is hostile in the extreme.
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This book is based on the movie which in turn was based on John W.Campbell's 'Who Goes There?'A Norwegian research team in Antarctica find an ancient alien spacecraft frozen in the ice. Even by todays standards they are impressive.
The movie gave me nightmares at the time but I remember being so impressed and enthralled in the story and the special effects. I've been a fan of the 1984 John Carpenter movie 'The Thing' since I was a kid. Right now that may be one of two of us by Spring it could be all of us.' Somebody in this camp ain't what he appears to be. This is just the speculations of a fan, but an enjoyable read if you love the movie or are curious about it.
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You can Google it and read the story online (Clarkesworld Magazine hosts a copy of it.) There's also an eBook you can find in PDF format (don't worry if you want to save a copy there's a disclaimer stating the eBook can be copied and distributed provided its author Robert Meakin is acknowledged, the document isn't modified, and the distribution done free of charge ) called All About the Thing. Peter Watts also wrote a short story called The Things about the events of Outpost #31 told from the actual Thing's point of view. Of course you might also enjoy the source material that started all this - the original short story Who Goes There by John W. If you haven't read the script yet (which itself is not hard to obtain online) then you might enjoy reading this novel. And this ignorance is reflected in script as well as the novel. Even Carpenter admitted he had no idea who got absorbed when. Had it been a standalone work, it would have been very good, but I think most people - fans of the movie at least - would read this hoping to glean any questions they have about John Carpenter's film. However I still found it to be an entertaining piece of fiction. And it's been a while since I've read Bill Lancaster's screenplay, but as I got to portions of the book that deviated from the film, I began to remember the script, so it kinda ruined the suspense for me. Still this novel is a pleasant and quick read with some nice surprised for those who have only seen the movie.īlew through this one rather quick. It is important to note that a novel reads and works very differently than a film script and readers might feel uneasy at times with this novelization since certain sections does read more like a screenplay than a novel. It is up for debate what the novel would have turned out had Foster been allowed to re-write other portions of the film and my guess would be it might have been an improvement. Foster also attempts to explain more of how the creature works on a biological level and also manages to sound quite credible. The dialog is crisp and appropriate, the action and character descriptions feel real and believable. Foster does try to add his own perspective and sensibilities to the book and with some success. Incidentally most will agree that The Thing was also the pinnacle of what can be done with special makeup effects.In either case, the novelization is a rather bland version of an otherwise psychologically sound and scary script. Chances are this is not the result of Foster's choices but most likely a mandate from the producers. None of which can be found in this novelization by Alan Dean Foster.
Based on an original short-story by the name Who Goes There? the movie The Thing from 1982 is perhaps the ultimate test and triumph of psychological terror on film. Fans of the movie might find this both refreshing and annoying.Briefly: members of a science outpost at the South Pole discover an alien species capable of mimicking any life form it encounters, which it does unannounced and with devastating results. In the case of The Thing we're stuck with a book that is based on the original script for the film, not the shooting script. About book: Novelizations of movies are always precarious reads, especially in this case where the novel was written after a script that was created from a long lineage of novels.