The Thing is a movie novelization written by Alan Dean Foster in 1982 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by John Carpenter in 1982. The movie features Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, and others.
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Book by John W. Campbell Jr.
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Storyline
In Antarctica, a Norwegian helicopter pursues a sled dog to an American research station. The Norwegian pilot fires a rifle and shouts at the Americans, but they cannot understand him and he is shot dead in self-defense by station commander Garry. Blair grows paranoid that the creature could assimilate all life on Earth in a matter of years.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
109
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1982
Pages
196
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Thing
Subtitle: The New Classic of Alien Terror
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