The Thing

This screening took place on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 9:30 pmYukon Theatre

Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s original, John Carpenter's The Thing is a tense sci-fi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable make-up effects. Quite possibly as one of the scariest Polar thriller-horrors of all time. And it was largely filmed in Junea, Alaska and near Stewart, BC!

Classic film ticket pricing in effect: $12 ll tickets

A US research station, Antarctica, early-winter 1982. The base is suddenly buzzed by a helicopter from the nearby Norwegian research station. They are trying to kill a dog that has escaped from their base. After the destruction of the Norwegian chopper the members of the US team fly to the Norwegian base, only to discover them all dead or missing. They do find the remains of a strange creature the Norwegians burned. The Americans take it to their base and deduce that it is an alien life form. After a while it is apparent that the alien can take over and assimilate into other life forms, including humans, and can spread like a virus. This means that anyone at the base could be inhabited by The Thing, and tensions escalate.

Recommended for ages 17+ for violence and scariness. "Gory fear fest is a classic the faint-hearted should skip."

In English and Norwegian with EST

Read up on the filming of The Thing on Wikipedia. Pretty interesting...

"Every October, I revisit John Carpenter’s “The Thing” to celebrate the month of Halloween, and every year I arrive at the same conclusion: it's one of the most effective horror films ever made." - Wael Khairy, RogerEbert.com