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Prolific American director, born 1948, whose work includes several SF and horror films.

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Ending of John Carpenter's The Thing

In the ending of John Carpenter's classic 1982 sci-fi horror film The Thing, is Of course, it is not said or confirmed explicitly within the film. Is there evidence outside the film that ...
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Why didn't The Thing (1982) fare better at the box office?

The horror sci-fi movie The Thing, directed by John Carpenter and released in 1982, is generally regarded as a very good movie in its genre, having been named the scariest movie of all time by the ...
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