Ebook: The Thing

"The Thing" is a great barf-bag movie" Roger EbertIn 1982 Universal Pictures, a studio famous for its monster movies, unleased a new terror on the silver screens of the world that would change everythingnot that anyone knew that at the time. Today John Carpenter's THE THING consistently ranks in the top of favourite or influential film lists, but when it was first released it was not only considered a bomb, reviewers used words like obscene', gross' and instant junk'.For the first time we look at the history of the entire THING franchise, not just the 1982 film or its prequel, nor the original 1951 version The Thing from Another World'. In this book we look at the radio versions, the comics, novels, computer games, music and how, from a 1931 novella by John W. Campbell Jr. The Thing began infecting our lives and eventually took over the world by initiating one of the longest media franchises in history and influencing many others like ALIEN, Dr Who and the X-files. Interviewing many of those involved, we'll look at the marketing strategies, the reviews, the blunders, censorship and yes, we may even figure out exactly why The Thing failed at the box office in 1982.What people are saying about the author:"Phil Hore is a great storyteller, he got me so invested in it and so easily, I'm kinda sad I finished at last, I really hope and want to read more"Ellianie Guzmn"Thoroughly enjoyed this well researched and exciting tale which speaks volumes of the authors attention to detail... No spoilers in this review, so take the journey and enjoy."David Schembri"I am a big fan of Hore, and this one just proves how talented he is. I look forward to reading many more stories by this author."Amy's Bookshelf Reviews