“...paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as theyre infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet.”
Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. In the thriller The Thing, paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as theyre infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet.
After nearly 20 years since it first hit, John Carpenter’s classic sci-fi horror tale finally gets a prequel. This new The Thing is set immediately before the original, following a team of Norwegian and American scientists based in Antarctica who find themselves at the mercy of a savage entity after inadvertently freeing it from a block of ice. It seems like traditional knocked-off-one-by-one fare, until the team discover that ‘The Thing’ can imitate anything it consumes, meaning any one of them could be the enemy. This incredibly faithful prequel will please fans of the original and newbies alike, while its mysterious edge will keep you guessing right until the end.
