The Thing (1982) | Episode 78 | The Dreadcast

Is this John Carpenters best film? This is the question that our Dreadful Duo are here today to discuss. It's about time the show got back to some of the all time greats of the Horror universe, and what better film to tackle than the 1982 special effects masterpiece, The Thing.

 

Timestamps:

00:42 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 is the best Texas Chainsaw Massacre

04:52 - Terrified 

11:09 - The First Omen deserves a chance!

18:00 - Episode 78, The Thing

BREAK

26:01 - Physical Media should be all region free

31:55 - The Thing Artbook

34:37 - Is this Carpenters BEST film?

39:46 - Rob Bottin and his SFX greatness

BREAK

01:00:00 - The final ‘Thing’

01:02:15 - The Thing video game

01:12:21 - The Lighting

01:24:12 - Sound design

01:30:12 - The ending and theories 

 

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