8. The Thing (1982)

<p>John Carpenter! How has he been forgotten by the collection? We talk about his 1982 sci-fi horror classic, The Thing, featuring great performances from Kurt Russel, Wilford Brimley and Keith David, and a wonderful score from Ennio Morricone.</p> <p>Bonus material:<br /> <a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-thing-ennio-morricone-and-john-carpenters-thriller-soundtracks-get-special-rereleases-981073/"> - New reissue of the OST from 2020</a><br /> <a href= "https://exclaim.ca/film/article/john_carpenters_tribute_to_ennio_morricone_and_the_incredibly_confusing_history_of_the_thing"> - Story of the origins of the partnership of Morricone and Carpenter</a></p> <p>Background reading:<br /> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/books/john-w-campbell-award-jeannette-ng.html"> - On the writer of the short story “Who Goes There?” and why a literary award was renamed after the winner, Jeannette Ng, criticized him</a></p> <p><a href= "https://locusmag.com/2019/11/cory-doctorow-jeannette-ng-was-right-john-w-campbell-was-a-fascist/"> - Cory Doctorow’s essay about why the award’s name was rightly changed and it being a good decision</a></p> <p>Music:<br /> <a href="https://orcd.co/af_genevafreeport">“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free</a><br /> courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc.</p> <p>Follow us online:<br /> Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/SurprisingCrit">@SurprisingCrit</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/SurprisingCrit/">@SurprisingCrit</a></p>