John Carpenter delivered a masterclass in mixing sci-fi concepts with growing paranoia in The Thing.

A genre that almost always remains interesting to audiences is the sci-fi horror sub-genre, which merges distinct elements from each to bring a new kind of terrifying experience to the big screen.

This classic 1951 creature-feature was the model for John Carpenter’s 1982 horror masterpiece The Thing. Both are based on the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. and concern a team ...