On this day in 1982, John Carpenter released one of the greatest horror films ever made, his claustrophobic reimagining of THE THING. JohnCarpenter horrormovies TheThing
Like the last few years in the first half of this decade, 1982 is bolstered by the presence of a few unassailable classics at the top of the bill, with a lineup that is then filled in by kitschier slasher sequels and stranger fare, for a pretty strong lineup overall. The films here range from the genuinely disturbing, ‘ala the ghostly sexual assault present inseries, which might be the least subtle 3D horror film ever made.
The presence of Spielberg in the producer’s chair—and occasionally the director’s chair, to listen to the way some people tell it—imbues the film with that particular brand of suburban whimsy that is the director’s trademark, very much in the mold ofis also a harrowing horror film whenever it makes the decision to turn up the intensity level.
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