11 Splendid Films Tailor-Made For THE THING Lovers!

[@panzerman22]

The thing should be put into the National Archives it is one of the greatest movies in the history of mankind.

[@coltonpugh9669]

No matter how you look at it, The Thing is one of, if not THE best horror film ever made. The one horror movie with a group of intelligent men making logical decisions every step of the way.

[@danielblake1537]

Yea but I gotta give credit where credit is due.....Peter Jackson before he was well known for making Lord Of The Ring films back in his earlier movie making days with hardly any money made one of the biggest cult followings with the film "Dead Alive aka Brain Dead" it may not have the best storyline or whatever but that movie was definitely memorable for all the blood and Gore and special FX's in that movie and I think it was like only his 2nd film he ever made the first being "Bad Taste" but I agree The Thing has some of the best effects in a movie ever

[@WudwasMcGee]

Absolutely. I think it's up there with Night Of The Living Dead and The Exorcist for my top trilogy.

[@te9591]

It's the best horror movie second to Hellraiser.

[@laustcawz2089]

You can suggest it yourself for it to be added to The National Film Registry (you can send them up to 50 choices per year, of your own choosing). 25 selections are made by The Registry every Dec. (almost that time). I think "The Thing" is impressive, but I must point out the clear influence it had from 1978's "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers", which I've been suggesting & which I think is far superior to the 1956 original (which they've already added). Btw, regarding films that have similar premises to these, I'd recommend "The Hidden" (1987), "They Live" (1988) & "Fallen" (1998). Finally, I personally prefer the original "The Blob" to the remake.

[@maccurtis730]

1:01 The Blob 1988 2:56 X-Files Episode Ice 4:35 The Thing 2011 6:31 Harbinger Down 8:26 The Void 2016 9:58 The Mist 2007 11:32 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 13:20 The Faculty 14:51 10 Cloverfield Lane 2018 16:33 Cold Prey 18:30 The Colony

[@stefenjordan968]

You can put Phantoms in there too

[@ScotsGal]

Phantoms is awesome

[@varanid9]

"The Void" was mainly inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, speaking of which, "From Beyond" deserves a prominent place on this list.

[@novashnova1232]

Thank you, I was so annoyed he said it was a thing inspired yet first says its cosmic horror. There is a clear difference between alien horror and cosmic horror.

[@dominicsavarese377]

Void one of my favorite

[@IndianaCharacterComp]

I feel like i could make a joke with my name right about now

[@PatricioINTP]

I was wanting for him to say this and got increasingly annoyed when he didn’t. His At The Mountains of Madness came out before Who Goes There.

[@andresgagge6977]

Are they good movies? I'm a bit horror starved but am super annoyed by cliche boring mainstream horror, so I'm super cautious all the time

[@rossscarbro4602]

I’m surprised no one ever mentions “The Hidden”. What an awesome 80’s forgotten gem

[@alanscott4846]

That movie is so good! The car chase at the start is amazing.

[@hollychavezgalleryandposts]

I agree.

[@constellaespj4398]

That's one I haven't seen in ages. Thanks for reminding me about it!

[@shainewhite2781]

The Thing Prequel/Reboot could have been better with more practical effects and less CGI.

[@Squall1980]

I saw a video where they did use practical then went with cg instead. It was a bad decision.

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

@@Squall1980 - apparently the filmmakers filmed with practical effects but the studio nixed them and replaced them with cgi

[@antoniudraculea4507]

The bad CGI was the least of it's problems. It's story was boring and full of plotholes and very bad quality cheesyness. The actors were quite bad and uninteresting, especially the protagonist. Literally nothing in that movie worked. The bad CGI was just hte ''icing on top of the cake''.

[@coltonpugh9669]

They had the entire movie shot using practical effects, but after a test screening the producers decided against it in favor of CGI. They said the effects didn't hold up and made it look too much like an 80's movie. I saw the demo reel of the practical behind the scenes stuff and it looked incredible. Rob Botin would have definitely felt honored. Also, the prequel was chronologically in the same year as Carpenter's so why would you not want it to look like an 80's movie?

[@Squall1980]

@@coltonpugh9669 Exactly

[@AtlasUniverse]

Guys, The Thing didn't invent the snow/Arctic as a movie setting. Cold Prey has nothing to do with The Thing. It took inspiration from cult slashers from the 80's. I'm glad you mentioned the Ice episode from The X Files. It's one of my favorite ones

[@MrLethalload]

One would expect to see Leviathan(1989) on this list..

[@te9591]

Just getting ready to say that. Also Neil Blomkamps short film "Zygote".

[@varanid9]

Yes, in place of an episode of a TV show??

[@brucejackson8617]

It is the closest movie to the thing... I thought this would be number 1... how did they miss LEVITHAN is beyond me

[@christiangustavsson7400]

@@brucejackson8617 Agreed

[@christiangustavsson7400]

Totaly agree

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

The Mist is highly recommended. That ending leaves a strong impression.

[@jaysonklein6018]

Spoiler alert: The guy kills the others in the car for no reason behind desperation, as the aliens are already gone, and he's basically kicking himself for not waiting a few more minutes.

[@shawndardbarbarbarian5061]

@FN-1701AgentGodzillaRangerPrime-El the ending was a shock, and somewhat disturbing

[@daviddreyton8586]

@@jaysonklein6018 He kills them because the car ran out of gas and to them, walking out would've been a gruesome death given all the creatures in the mist we've seen in the movie thus-far. The army coming minutes after was the last thing anyone would've expected so it makes no sense for them to just randomly wait for a few more minutes at the time.

[@Yndratdnable]

In what way does the mist even remotely correlate to the thing??

[@Yndratdnable]

Wait no I misunderstood, I thought you meant recommended as a thing style movie. By itself yes it's a great movie.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

The only thing you missed about Harbinger Down is the fact that the entire reason for its existence is a response to the makers of the practical SFX of 2011's The Thing being cut in favor of crappy CGI effects. Many of the practicals from 2011's film were actually used in the 2015 flick.

[@lucifern8888]

Thought so, they looked familiar

[@curbydinobot8633]

Im suprised Slither didnt make the list

[@dalea1691]

I was going to say that. 👍

[@johnrayner5849]

witch one

[@dalea1691]

@@johnrayner5849 Not the one with the witch.

[@curbydinobot8633]

@@dalea1691 the one with the pink slimy critters

[@johnrayner5849]

orig or fallon sorry

[@davidwagstaff47]

Is it just me that loves The Thing because it's a freaking genius who done it puzzle, and is a really well scripted drama, not just gross out effects?

[@djatrinity]

Nope, me 2

[@stuartgeorge2324]

Nothing comes close the The Thing tbh !!! Masterpiece 👌

[@MarvelousVideos]

Absolutely!

[@stuartgeorge2324]

@Robin Stiff you are right there my friend 👍

[@rocogo]

I heard they are making another film

[@stuartgeorge2324]

@@rocogo 👎😳 o no

[@psycho_maniac1389]

It so sucked that the prequel was garbage do to the cgi Hopefully the reboot captures what the first one had! Everything

[@maclemaster2187]

I think the blob is a classic I can watch it anytime

[@jordanrodriguez4126]

You’re missing Leviathan, The Stuff, Phantoms, Proteus, and Slither. The main concept of “John Carpenter’s: The Thing” is a shapeshifting alien that imitates lifeforms that it has absorbed, and it can take over its victims like a pathogen. Also, anything that involves body horror with a similar vibe should be on the list.

[@jonathanreynolds1797]

I’d also include Society

[@LenHazell]

I would have included Phantoms 1998, Altered states 1980 and In the mouth of Madness 1994

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I like how every time he mentions The Thing, he describes it like it's the first time the videos mentioned it. You don't have to say it's "john carpenter's 1982 horror, The Thing" every single time.

[@xenosayain1506]

Probably habit since the disliked prequel used the same title "the thing". Most ppl I know have to say either 1982 the thing or 2011 the thing

[@kaijukidsam]

Thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one that was getting aggravated by that. It makes you feel like he's talking down to a class full of 5 year olds.

[@Venatius]

The whole script was pretty shaky. Listening to the reader bluntly reading every typo in there (like "ghost" instead of "host" or calling Harbinger Down "Barringer Down") seems to indicate this got zero proofreading.

[@untilimboredgaming5884]

@@Venatius "religious fantacism..."

[@shamusbob7969]

I love how it's called "Videos like John Carpenter's The Thing" and they still feel the need to mention it 3 times per suggestion.

[@irina1296]

We have the "Golden trio" of Sci-Fi/Horror subgenre - The Thing, Alien & Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). All 3 films are masterpieces. I even think Invasion of the Body Snatchers inspired The Thing in some moments. Anyway, you can add The Stuff (1985), The Fly (1986), From Beyond (1986), Society (1989), Leviathan (1989), Body Snatchers (1993), Virus (1999), Slither (2006), Splinter (2008) too

[@CloudBuilderMetba]

All three are in my top ten horror films! Great recommendations all around.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Splinter (2008) good pick.

[@snakeplissken6717]

Hell yeah another Society fan. that movie is bananas and has a timeless message that's even more relevant today

[@rafalbujnowski288]

Thx for list :)

[@hanamacquoid1427]

Fuck Splinter that movie sucked

[@docblade3270]

The mist got the most SOB ending of all times!

[@rogerhernandez5161]

The book was better.

[@adamwhitef7ck697]

@@rogerhernandez5161 Even Stephen King said the movie's ending was better. :P

[@tonyjones1560]

Fun fact: When you see the original Fifties "Thing," the actual monster, that's James Arness before he became "Matt Dillon" on "Gunsmoke."

[@onisnikalos54]

neat! Alsor Zeb Macahan :)

[@MelissaMayGB]

I love how he chats about the movies The Thing lovers should watch and proceeds to give away the whole movie via clips. Nice one.

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

Not only did these geniuses call Harbinger Down "Beringer Down", they failed to mention it was made by the same practical effects team who did all of the prelim work for The Thing 2011 before the studio demanded CGI to be sharted all over their hard work. Amazing. Also, The Void is heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft... though considering the other bad research I also don't see them reading any books any time soon.

[@jamesauburn]

Don't you love how 16 minutes into a video based on John Carpenter's "The Thing", that has mentioned John Carpenter's "The Thing" at least a dozen times, it's still being referred to as "John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi thriller... 'THE THING'!"

[@mattd5240]

Gotta take a shot

[@maninblk]

It will always be referred that way. It is a remake a 1951 film called, "The Thing from Another Planet".

[@Rambo1144]

Watching all 3 versions of the Thing (1951, 2011, 1982-in that order) have been my Halloween tradition the past several years

[@te9591]

Zygote-neil blomkamp

[@DC-ei9vl]

So, which is the best version?

[@te9591]

@@DC-ei9vl john carpenters prolly.

[@DC-ei9vl]

@@te9591 1982 then. Thanks for saving me 3-4 hours. 😄

[@te9591]

@@DC-ei9vl never seen '51 though. Creature effects from old can be really bad though.

[@shainewhite2781]

11. The Blob, a great sci-fi horror remake in the same vein as The Fly and The Thing. 10. The X Files, Ice. Saw this and yes used footage from THE THING. 9. THE THING reboot has a great twist at the end. 8. Harbinger Down, the 2015 version of the THE THING prequel we almost got. 7. The Void, a terrifying thriller that will make watch with an empty stomach. 6. Stephen King's The Mist. This film has a shocking twist ending that no one saw coming. 5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. One of the best Sci-fi Horror remakes of the 1970's. 4. The Faculty, saw this film and it's pretty impressive, with elements of Body Snatchers, The Thing, and The Breakfast Club. 3. 10 Cloverfield Lane! Saw this a few years ago on my birthday. 2. Cold Prey, I heard about this. 1. The Colony. I heard about this, but never seen it.

[@scorpionstingprod.8276]

I ws just looking fr this!

[@ScoobieDoobie197474]

What was the twist for the thing

[@shainewhite2781]

@@ScoobieDoobie197474 Lars the surviving Norwegian encounters a helicopter pilot Mattias and shoots at him, thinking he's an aliens then asks to open his mouth to see his metal fillings, since the alien can't imitate inorganic material, and sees his deceased dog, now assimilated run out of his kennel, Lars Fires at the dog, saying "that's no fucking dog!" He tells Mattias to start the helicopter and while giving chase, he fired at the dog, thus setting off the events of the 1982 thriller.

[@theMaster...]

Thanks for the list. They should have provided this to save you the bother.

[@x2rob]

Thanks for your nice job indeed!

[@MrUndoe]

Just want to give a shout out to “Phantoms”. Maybe not the best movie in the world but you can tell there are some influences from the “Thing”. Worth watching in my mind.

[@Usernameisavailabe]

Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!

[@juggernautheadcrush4161]

Don't remember much about the movie itself, just the concept that whatever the threat was it believed it was pure evil (or the devil) because that's how people perceived it. That's the only thing that stayed with me but I thought it was a great concept.

[@beowulfiow]

@@juggernautheadcrush4161 i on'y remember Peter O'tool shouting "this thing wiped out the dinosaurs it's a pretty tough fucking customer!"

[@skittles074]

I can never understand the amount of flack that film got...

[@brotherjew1]

I like how “The Thing” is on your list of movies that “people who liked the thing will like.”

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Have you mentioned Society in this list? It's like The Thing if The Thing became an urban socialite in a WASP gated community.

[@varanid9]

LOL, I mentioned another Yuzna production, 'From Beyond'.

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

Such a whacky movie!!! That crazy ass orgy scene has been burned into my brain for life ;)

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

GREAT Movie by Yuzna. Really underrated Masterpiece.

[@buckb6976]

The creature from Splinter reminds me very much of the Thing. Not a great movie but it was still fun! Another Fun list. Love the addition of the X-Files!

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

Definitely a fun flick with some silly narrative choices (the ice-walk was laughably silly)... watched it a few weeks ago strangely enough :)

[@earlthepearl6414]

With a bigger budget Splinter could have been great. It had unlimited potential.

[@buckb6976]

@@earlthepearl6414 I totally agree. Now I need to watch it again!

[@post-apocalypticcomingsoon1625]

For those of you who are gamers, check out the videogame adaptation of The Thing. It's pretty damn good.

[@Metalkid1500]

Parasite Eve is also up that alley, Half Life as well

[@DiegoStClair-wz5xj]

@@Metalkid1500 Parasite Eve 2*

[@Metalkid1500]

@@DiegoStClair-wz5xj yeah

[@steveo9284]

With the vastness of the universe and the infinite expanse outside our globe, the possibility of a 'Thing' out there exists.

[@taintedgoose9138]

Yes

[@SketchEtcher]

Harbinger Down was made by the team who did the practical effects for The Thing 2011 I believe. It was made bc they were mad about their effects being wasted. Definitely belongs on the list. Why was The Thaw not on the list? It is perhaps the most closest to Carpenter’s Thing without being a remake.

[@raygoshay4096]

Leviathan should be on this list... Some of these films (a TV episode, a slasher movie, etc.) have no place here. Another good choice would be The Hidden.

[@cameronwaddel4072]

Yup and Deep Star Six

[@Amonny]

Leviathan is on another list.

[@psychogoreman198]

The void was a cosmic horror not supernatural. Such a good film

[@MirlitronOne]

Yeah, can anyone explain why alternative universes and parallel dimensions are always chaotic and evil?

[@Neodante15]

@@MirlitronOne it’s assumed we’re the lawful and good dimension

[@michaelscott7916]

@@MirlitronOne Because our definitions of chaos & evil are based on humans trying to define the world around us & the fact is life is hard. It's a series of blows that never really stops & you just have to adapt & roll with the punches and sometimes that's not enough. If anybody has ever been deployed to a war zone are sent in to mop up after some man made or natural calamity that has caused death & devestation on an a level beyond what you thought was comprehendable or if your a cop or better. Yet a homicide detective who is tasked with trying to catch some piece of shit , punk ass serial killer who just dismembered his latest child or female victim , anybody who's ever seen anything like that will tell you they've seen chaos and evil because they have. And that's just our own world. If extraterrestrial or interdimensional life exists & it has existed for longer than we have & If it evolved down a path that was anything like ours , one of natural selection , of predator & prey then the likelihood of encountering something from the deepest recesses of our nightmare is not only possible , but probbable.

[@DC-ei9vl]

@@michaelscott7916 Nicely written.

[@michaelscott7916]

@@DC-ei9vl thanks

[@superzeronoelvalencia1361]

@7 35 I actually looked for this Beringher Down film you spoke of and then finally figured it out. Thnaks for another great video w/ some really good films on it.

[@matthewaper3716]

Yeah let's just not mention HP Lovecraft when talking about "the Void." Clearly the movie's biggest influence isn't important at all.

[@edwardtaylor3499]

@@keithcarpenter7320 Agreed, I rewound it to make sure I was not off on some other plane of existence....

[@helixmoore7636]

Other sites have mentjoned it but this was about movies like the Thing.

[@punishedraven587]

The Void was sooo damn underrated

[@Kim_Naine]

@@keithcarpenter7320 but they lack a personality, so they'll keep crying with that

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

I mean. Do you really think anyone helming this channel is the reading type?

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

Man,the guy who edited this vid knew what he was doing. The 1st FOUR seconds of it won me to the channel ✊🤘🤘🔥

[@Archvile1]

The thing (2011) is not remake, its a preguel

[@Archvile1]

@@AzathothsAlarmClock True

[@ScáthachAssassin]

@@AzathothsAlarmClock I don't agree. Sure it doesn't hold a candle to the original but i find myself drawn back to it.There just aren't that many movies like that. The little details that connect to the original are awesome and the ending that leaves you off exactly where the thing picks up is hype.

[@bigmamba8659]

It's awful

[@dillonowens3604]

It's really not that bad. It was fine imo and I'm cool with it being made. No, it's not the original and it would have been cool to see the practical effects they originally used; the cgi doesn't look bad.

[@williamhulser7354]

"From Beyond" and "Leviathan" should definitely be on this list.

[@DoomHacker83]

And how is an episode from the X-Files, which is a TV-series, a film ?

[@MU-oi1su]

This list is pretty flimsy

[@sopota6469]

One of the best X-Files episodes, but yep, not a film.

[@RhapsosProductions]

Came down to the comments to say the exact same thing. Love this episode, but it should not be in the list

[@MikeNepo]

We going to pretend that "The Hateful Eight" isn't just The Thing as a western? Starring Kurt Russel, soundtrack my Ennio Morricone and centered around a group of paranoid people stuck together in a snowstorm questioning who isn't who they say they are? Even the ending is reminiscent of Carpenter's.

[@YannickTMessiah]

Even Tarantino confirmed it

[@Marv_0815]

*THE VOID* 👍👍👍👍👍 We need more movies like this one!

[@wadebrashear7517]

Cold Prey is a pretty big stretch from The Thing. Only similarity is snow. 🤔

[@NorthSpider]

Yes its a bit of a stretch. Another movie is White-out, it has the isolation and tension of The Thing, but theres no aliens or monsters besides people.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Yup, its just a slasher film set in snow..

[@justinguffey37]

Cold prey is a slasher film.

[@NorthSpider]

@@justinguffey37 Yeah, just like "White-out" is a slasher movie. But still it has that "Thing"-vibe that is roaming in the background, and that creepy isolated feel.

[@BelmontClan]

Very good list, The Puppet Masters was the same premise as body snatchers and also starred Donald Southerland. I remember him as an actor back to Kelly’s Hero’s with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalis

[@notacompleteidiot...1285]

Harbinger Down was also a direct response from Gillis and Woodruff Jr.'s experience working on The Thing 2011. After having the studio basically toss out most of their practical effects in favor of (kind of poor) CGI, they brainstormed Harbinger Down as a vehicle to showcase the practical effects that they had planned to use for The Thing 2011. Personally, I think they did a great job of it, with minimal CGI. But the film could've used a bit more creativity in the lighting, to make the effects really pop.

[@nomercy8989]

I saw the Invasion of the body snatchers for the first time a few weeks ago and it was one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen.

[@kylecurry577]

Thanks & great picks...all these movies have their own appeal & charm. Horror fans sit back with friends, food & some adult beverages & enjoy. There’s definitely a John Carpenter feel to this list. JC is my favorite director...the best! LONG LIVE HORROR MOVIES!!!

[@MajinReptile.UltraMajin]

For anyone actually looking for movies similar to The Thing ·Blood Glacier ·The Cave ·From Beyond Boom and like that I slink back into my burrow.

[@punishedraven587]

The Thing is THE MOVIE! Great cast, and Kurt Russell reached a really high level of acting (for me he is one of the most amazing actors ever, other then a '80s icon) The soundtrak of Ennio Morricone was epic, specially in the final scene. No background story, a simple location, but great special effects. The Thing will be always on the top 5 best horror movies 🖤

[@portland-182]

The first half of your description of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' is of the earlier version. The 1978 remake has Bennell as a hygiene inspector in a city (San Francisco), not a Doctor in a small town.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978 could be considered. SEQUEL to the first one based on the 1956 movie’s ending.

[@shainewhite2781]

The Void is the ultimate in Body Horror.

[@NukeA6]

I don't know. I think 1980s The Fly did that better.

[@johnrayner5849]

sick film love the ending

[@jazzmengardley750]

Best cosmic body horror movie ever xD

[@draskang]

It's more cosmic horror. Body Horror is the Fly, Videodrome, Society, Tetsuo the Iron man

[@jazzmengardley750]

Well it has body horror too just the main theme is cosmic horror but the void has also been considered body horror too

[@ShadeMeadows]

No matter what people say... The Thing's Prequel is AMAZIN'~

[@kirksealls1912]

What about “Alien?!” It’s got the same kind of isolated setting, tense rivalry between the protagonists (to include one “person” not being what he appears), and titular parasitic alien hunting down the protagonists (armed with flamethrowers) in “And Then There Were None” fashion. Hell, the chestburster scene in “Alien” was even the influence for the defibrillator scene in “The Thing.” Surely this warrants inclusion on this list, even if it has to be converted to a top 12. Also, while I can forgive its exclusion, I think Howard Hawk’s “The Thing From Another World,” of which John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is a remake, deserves a shout out here. It doesn’t have the same atmosphere or themes as Carpenter’s, but if you enjoy “The Thing” you may well enjoy seeing it just to see the movie Carpenter liked enough to remake (parts of this movie are actually even shown in two different Carpenter films: “Halloween,” in which the kids Laurie Strode is babysitting are watching it on TV, and in “The Thing” itself, where footage of the Norwegian research crew discovering the alien spacecraft is actually taken from a scene in the original movie)

[@YannickTMessiah]

Alien should be the first movie to appear in the list

[@tonymata8070]

The Blob, directed by the same guy who did A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Mask, Eraser and The Scorpion King. Oh and he wrote Dreamscape.

[@corsewonder4761]

10 cloverfield lane doesnt belong on this list at all.

[@rickc2102]

True that. He also misuses "forced perspective" when talking about it. (He should've said "narrative irony.")

[@jimsyd6148]

Plus he kind of spoil it

[@kingscrump]

You earned my subscription because I have not seen another channel make a video for this.

[@endwarAH80blackfoot]

Heyyy! Color Out of Space should have been on this list! Still good though : )

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

HP Lovecraft, not John Carpenter.

[@adamhart3694]

Colour out of space is one of my favorites especially o g movie die monster die

[@berner]

I liked Colour out of Space. I really liked how in the movie, they had a TV weather report and on the weather map they had expected temperatures for Dunwitch.

[@monkeymanbob]

Another good list this week. I would like to add one that gets little attention. Blood Glacier (2013) and Austrian eco-horror that has scientists discover something in the ice. Does it rip The Thing off? No. There are similarities and even seen some people suggest that it could act as a prequel. But what you get is a really good little creature feature with some nice practical fx.

[@jaythomas3224]

I watch JC the Thing as a kid and didn't (couldn't) watch again till grown. Great animatronic/stop motion effects for 81!!

[@corrosivecabal]

The Ritual (2017) would fit into this list.

[@MrCynner20]

Why do people INSIST on calling 2011 The Thing a remake? There is a huge difference between a prequel and a remake. Also, it was originally supposed to have practical effects, but the studio said it was too expensive.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

They never said it was too expensive, it was shot with practical effects and the studio decided to reshoot it with cgi.

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

The Void is fucking amazing IMO. Love that one.

[@joshkessel5677]

Imagine the thing being made into a multiplayer survival games with multiple different maps and traps for both the monster and the survivors. A more terrifying and intercut among us.

[@thechameleos6334]

When you click on the video hoping to find some new movies to watch, only to find that all the movies you have already watched...

[@sydney6698]

Have you watched blood glacier, splinter (2008), the sand (2015), the creature below, life, or Europa report? People also mentioned other movies in the comments section.

[@patricklee802]

I feel like a lot of people don’t like “The Blob” but I watched it as a kid and it creeped the hell out of me. I think it’s downright comical when the Blob is killing on a mass scale because of it weird limbs and smashing people flat like pancakes but when it’s killing on a smaller scale, it’s really gory and amazing. Lot of body melting going on.

[@tammy6610]

The thing 2011 is one of the few prequels I love because it goes seamlessly with the 80s thing.

[@RJWayne28]

Absolutely

[@NitpickingNerd]

No it doesnt . They didnt even explain why there was a frozen guy with a slit throat in the original

[@tammy6610]

@@NitpickingNerd the guy slit his throat because he didn't want to be infected. It was in the 2011 movie

[@NitpickingNerd]

@@tammy6610 it wasn't in the movie

[@tammy6610]

@@NitpickingNerd the guy named Collin is the one who cuts his wrist. Maybe you should actually watch the movie all the way through

[@TimeForDunston]

I've loved this movie for as long as I can remember, I think I was 7 or 8 when I first saw The Thing and it blew me away. I must have watched it at least a hundred times when I was a kid.

[@charlymacias5369]

First, I absolutely recommend The Void, it's a masterpiece. Second, you just can't speak about The Void and The Mist without mentioning cosmic horor.

[@jazzmengardley750]

Cosmic horror is the best horror genre ever and we need more of it, especially HP Lovecraft films too. Color out of space was excellent and a psychedelic trip that I reccomend highly for people to try :D

[@charlymacias5369]

Yeah, not my favorite, but that 80s vibe and the body horror scenes were great.

[@msh6865]

Who would have suspected in Jan 2020 that Carpenter's The Thing would have seen such a revival in interest? So many people have discovered this amazing masterpiece during the Covid shutdowns. Looking back, it may be the only good *thing* to come out of it all.

[@JakDarckner]

James Spader's Alien Hunter shoul have been here.

[@carlgrace8761]

A few of the movie suggestions seem to be purely based on the premise that "there is snow". Otherwise I feel we'd get more movies focused on practical effects, body horror and themes of paranoia/isolation. Harbinger Down was made by the special effects team that got shafted by the board behind the Thing Prequel movie and should be top billing alongside Void. Otherwise decent list and good positive framing overall. Slither or Bite or Event Horizon would have been excellent suggestions to include.

[@maxsteiner8268]

The Mist succeeded where the John Carpenter's The Fog failed ? That statement is backwards....

[@YannickTMessiah]

The Fog did not fail at anything

[@markvanpopering4598]

This seems to be another of their (lack of) research problems. John Carpenter did the original The Fog, it was the remake that was almost universally considered terrible.

[@Joey-rs7uq]

Virus (1999) could have been a wonderful stand in for 10 or 11. It is essentially the thing, but metal.

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

Virus is another good bad movie for this list.

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

Very underrated

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

@@rufussamsquanch_6547 I liked it. The practical effects were on point and unsettling. I just wish it was a little better lit.

[@rufussamsquanch_6547]

@@shaggyrumplenutz1610 the effects were nightmare inducing !

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

@@rufussamsquanch_6547 agreed.

[@jnoirj3124]

I miss Donald Sutherland in movies.

[@Ironcross6669]

You forgot ghost of Mars with ice cube

[@destho4308]

A shoutout to Possession (1981)

[@wesleyprince3465]

The faculty is a slept on gem. Is it a genius cinematic masterpiece? No. It is a genre defining self aware psuedo-parody like scream? No. But it's ALMOST both of those things. Just an overall BLAST to watch

[@ThePurplebabaloa]

I love “The Thing” (1982] and this list is pretty good. I question “Cold Prey”, seems like the odd one out. However, it is a good list. You just have to give nods to HP Lovecraft and David Cronenberg too; cosmic horror and body horror

[@hieloluna]

I was wondering about Cold Prey myself. I think it was included only because it was set in the Arctic.

[@NorthSpider]

Yeah instead of Cold Prey, they should have mentioned The Thaw.

[@ThePurplebabaloa]

@@NorthSpider nice one too. “Blood Glacier” is a good one too

[@NorthSpider]

@@ThePurplebabaloa I have heared about this Blood Glacier but never saw it. I definitly will check it out. 🥶

[@Nobody18718]

Splinter 2008 was a good thing inspired movie

[@frankperla86]

The faculty is one of my favorite cult movies

[@YannickTMessiah]

It's so good

[@chiefhowlingwolfhannibal7360]

Meh...

[@rickriffel6246]

I have a comment, not about The Thing itself, but about Marvelous Videos -- This is so wonderful! Discussing many movies from a variety of genres! -- and about sci-fi and horror movies in general. There were many older films of the like, in the 1970s, 1960s and 1950s. They used to be shown on over-the-air broadcast TV. Sometimes in the afternoons or mornings, but mostly late at night. I wish Marvelous Videos would cover some old late-night favorites and rare oddities that might be out on video or streaming. I'm confident this will happen soonish. One example of what I'd like to see is the Gamma 1 movies, all four of them, which were made in Italy, shown dubbed in the 60s, and ran late-night TV in the 70s. They were never marketed as a series or group of films, they just came and went at random. They were known as bombs, losers, and among the worst B-movies from Italy. Two of them have been temporarily available on streaming and "On Demand". I never got to see all four of them, but I want to, especially in HD. I wouldn't call them gems, but these oddities may be fun to watch. Gamma 1 is: Wild Wild Planet; War of the Planets; Planet on the Prowl; The Snow Devils. I don't know which order they're in, but who cares? They're worthy of restoration, to any video company that's interested, and worthy of having all language tracks. I wouldn't mind them in Italian with English subs. I wish they all were on KZbin.

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

Haven't even watched this yet, and I betchya' "From Beyond" is on this list! Let's find out...

[@stevensauer8539]

Unfortunately they left it off, apparently believing that similar scenery is somehow more important than similar creatures or effects.

[@tueferbenz7492]

Recommendations: Blood Glacier, Matango, The Rift, The Hallow, Annihilation, Shivers, Splinter, Leviathan, Virus (1999), In The Mouth Of Madness, The Hidden, The Stuff

[@ddyritz]

The Thing, the original and the remake? Are you not aware that John Carpenter's The Thing was a remake?

[@gaelpache6776]

Have you noticed, in the mist there is a poster of John carpenters thre thing on the wall10:20.

[@Venom-jm9qt]

Lol 10 Cloverfield Lane doesn't fit in this list at all.

[@PaladinHD]

They should have put in the short film Zygot you can watch it for free.

[@SamiDC]

The Blob vs. The Thing. I wanna see that!

[@SeroCloud]

You forgot Slither, The Thaw, and Splinter. Smh.

[@jeeperscreepers8902]

If he forgot slither, then he surely forgot night of the creeps.

[@SeroCloud]

@@jeeperscreepers8902 Omg, thank you. That has been popping in my mind once in a while, just couldnt get the name. haha.

[@grahamtaylor8912]

If you like The Thaw, check out The Last Winter (2006)

[@Dawt_Calm]

Virus (1999) Jamie Lee Curtis & Donald Sutherland would have been more at home on this list than several of these. Slither (2006) also, which brings to mind Night of the Creeps (1986) too. I mean, Night of the Creeps had it all. A wise cracking detective, aliens, zombies, sorority slashing, body horror. A fun watch. Oh yeah and Deep Rising (1998) too. The way Virus and Deep Rising accomplish the same isolation as The Thing is to have it take place on a ship. Virus was about an alien invader that "hacks" both machinery and biological organisms. So picture The Thing, but it'll grab your phone and laptop and combine them with you. The protagonist has to stop it before it gets off the ship. You have to remember that people were very afraid of hackers back in the 90's. Very scary. lol For that matter The Borg were maybe influenced by that kind of combining technology and biological systems, body horror idea a bit. The premise of Virus brings to mind Moontrap (1989). A good watch starring Walter Koenig. Alien robots that incorporate body parts into themselves. Also Screamers (1995).

[@rickhibdon11]

I stumbled across "The Colony" several years ago. Was surprised how good it was.

[@rafaelcastro755]

Amazing video. I’ll check all these films

[@bobross8569]

i thought the prequel was pretty decent.

[@TruculentSheep]

Thing 2011 suffered from the CGI Paradox - if it looks like CGI, it automatically fails. (The only exception to this rule was Stan Winston, because - well - Stan Winston.)

[@WudwasMcGee]

You somehow managed to discuss these films without mentioning cosmic horror and HP Lovecraft, which are the driving motivations for The Thing and other films you mentioned. These are less "movies like The Thing" and more "Cosmic Horror films". The Thing is a definitive horror, for sure, but you missed discussing what actually ties these movies together. You also missed The Thing poster that appears in The Mist 😉

[@MasterJediDude]

Yes, to not mention the inspiring works of H.P. Lovecraft was a HUGE miss. “The Void” was basically a Cthulhu cultist movie.

[@jasonbean591]

The original “Thing “ was in black and white. It featured James Arness as the titular monster. He went on to portray Sheriff Matt Dillon in “Gunsmoke”.:)

[@Skoora]

I watched The Void a few times. Good movie.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

I made 201!! Love ya. One of my favorites of all stations. Rock solid.👍

[@eduardo_RX0]

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[@praisejeebus7544]

10 Cloverfield was absolutely phenomenal.