Who Goes There? (Filmed as The Thing)

Name: Who Goes There? (Filmed as The Thing)
Rating: 4.710144996643066 (69 reviews)

John W. Campbell Jr.

Jul 2022 · Wildside Press LLC

4.7

69 reviews

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"Who Goes There?" is the novella that formed the basis of John Carpenter's film "The Thing." John W. Campbell's classic tells of an antarctic research base that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien -- with terrifying results!

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4.7

69 reviews

E Martinez

February 25, 2023

I had watched the 80s movie and the one from 2011 before reading this story. It was nice to read the inspiration for the movies. Campbell succeeds in portraying the sense of mounting dread, suspicion and paranoia, along with claustrophobia. A fun read.

David Stewart

April 16, 2019

A remarkable story for its time that still entertains. The three Hollywood adaptations are different enough that the original story still holds the reader's attention. It's how the plot gets there that matters.

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Collin Pemberton

May 24, 2017

Fantastic book. Loved reading it. Nail-biting thrills and paranoia really make this a good read

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