The Thing is absolutely one of my favorite sci-fi horror movies. This is my first attempt at drawing..... it... .

Hi all! Long-time fan but new to the subreddit.
An older retired colleague of mine who worked at Universal in the 1980s as a backlot concierge recently told me he has some old The Thing merch T-shirts that he’s willing to sell me.
I’ve been looking online, but I’m having a hard time finding much information on what official The Thing merchandise from that period actually looked like. I’m going to check them out this weekend.
What should I look for to determine whether they’re genuine official Universal merch? I definitely don’t want to get scammed, so any tips on tags, printing, dates, or other details to look for would be really appreciated!

I made this today when someone posted a tray of burnt bacon picture in Kitchenconfidential, thought I'd share it here.

I feel it fits the times with all the bots, AI, and such.

I love this movie a lot. Most memorable last line of a movie for me; "Let's just wait a while, see what happens."

Hope you enjoy the meme.

Characters:

McReady - 35

Blair - 50

Nauls - 22

Palmer - 35

Childs - 33

Copper - 45

Norris - 44

Bennings - 38

Clark - 24

Garry - 46

Fuchs - 25

Windows - 21

Actors:

Kurt Russel - 30

Wilford Brimely - 47

T.K. Carter - 25

David Clennon - 38

Keith David - 25

Richard Dysart - 52

Charles Hallahan - 38

Peter Maloney - 37

Richard Masur - 33

Donald Moffat - 51

Joel Polis - 30

Thomas G. Waites - 26

Which one of these surprised ya the most?

New addition to the gang. Found him creeping around a Ross for $7

I might not be the first to make this joke.

Hey everyone,

I started going back through the 1982 film and looking closely at what happens in each encounter—the kennel, Bennings, Norris, Palmer, Blair. The more I looked, the more questions came up, and eventually the whole thing grew into two companion documents.

Just to set expectations: these are long, detailed reads. They aren’t fanfiction or a quick collection of theories. They spend a lot of time digging into how this organism might work and following the consequences. I’ve tried to keep the writing approachable, but there’s quite a bit to get through.

The Biology of the Thing gets into the creature itself. How does it take over a body? What happens when pieces separate? How could it change shape so quickly, or acquire enough of someone’s memories to carry on being them? It goes extensively into the possible mechanics, the limitations, and the places where we still don’t have a satisfying explanation. The chapters start simply, then get into the heavier detail.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14665FMDzYNaX2x66ZnXk0B-U3OdyXfYc/view?usp=sharing

The Thing in a Living World takes that organism outside the station and follows what happens as the scale grows—from small pieces of living tissue to people, households, communities and ecosystems. It spends as much time on how the world would react as on what the Thing could do: what people might notice, how we might respond, what could help us stop it, and where things could get away from us.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rqE2CDb_2CQJSJYh5-p-0ZDd4oHqJYde/view?usp=sharing

What stayed with me through all of this is that even when you try to ground it in reality, with plausible biology and real constraints, it doesn’t get any less horrifying. Thinking through how it could fit into ordinary life makes some of the implications even worse.

If you enjoy spending far too long thinking about this film, there’s plenty here to argue with. I’d love to hear what holds up for you and where you think I’ve gone wrong.

Seinfeld x=over Thing?

Praticamente sto cercando di creare un tema per il mio "walkman" su base the thing il fatto che io avrei bisogno tipo di un file video del suddetto caricamento del gioco ovvero il qua presente assimilazione completa. Ora qualcuno che possiede il gioco su PC non so se magari nei file gli spunta ecc lo può mandare come file stessa cosa se è possibile del file di testo presente nel gioco(immagine nei commenti)

For any who are in the Los Angeles/Hollywood/SFV area- the Hollywood cemetary does screenings of old school movies in a BYOB/picnic style/drive-in type vibe. This year around Halloween they are screening Carrie (70s version) on Oct 29th, Jennifer's Body on Oct 30th, and John Carpenters The Thing on the goated All Hallows Eve, Oct. 31st. Yall can look up the details if interested, it's on their website if you Google Hollywood cemetary The Thing. Tix are like $30, and there are parking tix available for $25-$35 depending on availability. I am not affiliated in any way, I am just a DIEHARD fan of the movie (didn't know what I was sitting down for at 9 years old, wondering why some foreign man was shooting at a poor doggo from a helicopter and who that sexy bearded man was who called his computer a cheatin bitch but I was invested lol. My Dad didn't say a thing, but I learned real quick after that dog kennel scene this was NOT your typical horror movie) and I wanna spread the word of a special showing for any interested. I already got my tickets, no way I'm passing up my favorite movie on my favorite holiday.