The Final Ghouls put on their cold weather gear and trust no one as we journey to Antarctic sci-fi horror with John Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing! Holly, Jeremy and L discuss the film's themes, the famous special effects and how well the paranoid vibes work for each of them.

Get Ready For: Discussion of the ambiguous ending (and who we think may or may not be infected), which characters we found ourselves relating to or not, Holly unlocking some childhood nightmares about the film, Jeremy's grudge against E.T., L relating another disturbing tale from real life, a queer reading of the movie, whether the effects are a bit TOO good, and some thoughts about the 2011 prequel.

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