The Thing / Jez Conolly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conolly, Jez, author.

Series:

Devil's advocates.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Devil's advocates

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films.

Thing (Motion picture : 1982).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Consigned to the deep freeze of critical and commercial reception upon its release in 1982, 'The Thing' has bounced back spectacularly to become one of the most highly regarded productions from the 1980s 'Body Horror' cycle of films, experiencing a wholesale and detailed reappraisal that has secured its place in the pantheon of modern cinematic horror. Thirty years on, and with a recent prequel reigniting interest, this book looks back to the film's antecedents and to the changing nature of its reception and the work that it has influenced.

Contents:

Contents; 1. 'Now I'll show you what I already know'; 2. 'I know how this one ends'; 3. 'First goddamn week of winter'; 4. 'What is that... is that a man in there... or something?'; 5. 'What the hell are you looking at me like that for?'; 6. 'Weird and pissed off whatever it is'; 7. 'It's not dead yet!'; 8. 'Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens...'; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 13, 2021).

ISBN:

1-80085-020-4

1-80034-213-6

1-80034-695-6

1-906733-93-7