#john carpenter&039;s The Thing

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Daily Comic Journal: June 25, 2022: "What Are The Odds?'

When I was a teenager well into my 20’s and 30’s, especially before owning films on DVDs and BluRays, I would buy movie soundtracks. I still own them whether on CD, Cassette Tape or LPs. Here are the soundtracks for “Blade Runner” and “John Carpenter’s The Thing”.   As an added note, this soundtrack for “Blade Runner” is NOT by Vangelis. The story goes, that Vangelis didn’t want to record an LP…

[lmaverick123]

The Tragedy of American McGee, and F*ck EA

There are people in this world who have immense passion.  Who believe in something with all of their hearts and who are destroyed by a system that is uncaring and unsympathetic.  It breaks my heart when I see it happen, because it goes to show that the world is a horrible place, and the most creative people are crushed under the weight of a system that doesn’t care what they do, or how much work…

[movieconsumer]

John Carpenter's The Thing Fathom Events

John Carpenter’s The Thing Fathom Events

Not an extensive post, just something to help me remember that we did this. It was Father’s Day and we had it planned for several weeks. We put on our Fright Rags Tee Shirts and headed off to the afternoon screening. There was a good sized audience but the theater was not full. We got a couple comments on the shirts and everyone was in a good mood. The projector broke down, just as Copper is…

[horrorpatch]

Chicago's Music Box Theatre Showing New 4K Restoration of John Carpenter's THE THING Beginning April 15!

Chicago’s Music Box Theatre Showing New 4K Restoration of John Carpenter’s THE THING Beginning April 15!

Chicago’s iconic Music Box Theatre presents a new 4K Restoration of John Carpenter’s THE THING beginning on April 15th. The film will be shown with a week of late-night screenings. Get more details on how you can get tickets for yourself down below. From The Press Release Music Box Theatre presents a New 4K Restoration of director John Carpenter’s landmark horror film THE THING, beginning April…

[parrisblood]

[Interview] Women/Nonbinary Individuals in Horror [LuciaEverblack]

"Helping to create @Peer2PeerLive will forever be one of my most cherished accomplishments" [Interview] Women/Nonbinary Individuals in Horror [@LuciaEverblack]

We sat down virtually with Lucia, trans Twitch charity streamer, Peer2Peer Live dev, and software engineer who specializes in user interfaces and accessibility. (more…)

[lyrasky]

【THE HEAD】第2話 ネタバレ感想「新容疑者があの人でもうイヤ〜ン!」詳しいあらすじ

【THE HEAD】第2話ネタバレ感想「新容疑者があの人でもうイヤ〜ン！」詳しいあらすじ #thehead #hulu #山下智久 #katharineodonnely #alexandrewillaume #johnlynch #richardsammel #thething #laurabach #sandraandrecs #heatherblake #alvaromorte #tomlawrence #chrisreilly #密室殺人事件 #RanTellem #themediaprostudio

第１話の閉鎖感が1982年の『遊星からの物体X』『(John Carpenter’s) The Thing』みたいだと先週お話しました〜。

が、今回はその南極の僻地が宇宙的だったのが、いきなり密室殺人のドラマを見てるような犯人探しのストーリーになっています。

みんな犯人と言ってもおかしくないメンツ。

だから、腹の探り合いが始まりどうなることやら？

信じられないって本当に怖いな。

それも逃げ場がない南極で、誰も信じられないって、どんだけー！

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[sandpaperdaisy]

The medieval plague doctor, with his waxed robes and beaked mask, has always been an important part of my internal horror landscape. So much so that when our own real-life pandemic hit, a plague doctor sticker giveaway was the first thing I thought of in order to try to cheer a few people (and myself) up in the early weeks of the tragedy. I’m happy to report that it did just that! I sent out lots of letters and everyone who requested them was delighted to get a little “extra” with their stickers: a little sketch of a plague doctor (often with a big heart on his robe or doing something silly like pushing a shopping cart) telling them to “Stay Safe!”

Now that the giveaway is over, I thought it might be nice to commemorate the event with some more glimpses of plague doctor madness.

First up is all the amazing plague doctor items I’ve gotten from my generous and talented friends! To see more of Courtney (NonDecafArt)’s art and masks go here, for more of Cora (Cola_Problems)’s art go here, and to see more of the great things in the Nick Nackery go here!

Next up I’d like to share with you a couple of plague doctor related panels from a comic I’m doing called The Ocean. It may be awhile before I finish this one, especially since it’s a little too close to home at the moment, but feel free to look at the several pages I’ve got so far.

Thirdly, I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the SCP Foundation, a rich repository of free horror and uncanny fiction that has its very own plague doctor in the entry SCP 049. Constructed like a fictional research and containment foundation, the scp archives and its surrounding community of talented writers, artists, game developers and youtubers will leave you with an everlasting brimful of scary and imaginative fiction. There are something like 4000 entries now. TheVolgun is one of the most celebrated SCP-based youtubers and voice actors out there, and his interpretation of SCP 049 “The Plague Doctor” is the definitive interpretation for many people.

My love of plague doctors and all lore surrounding the black plague predates the SCP Foundation, however. Back when I was a child I enjoyed reading through Time-Life’s Enchanted World series every chance I got. One of the books, Ghosts, dealt heavily with the plague. Its pages showed chilling art by Bruegel replete with laughing triumphant skeletons and coupled with poem stanzas like these:

The lantern-bearer lights the way, For those who no more seize the day. Blind eyes peer out from every head, That crowds the carriage of the Dead.

Not crown nor coin can halt time’s flight, Or stay the armies of the night. King and villain, lad and lass, All answer to the hourglass.

It was these fearsome “armies of the night” I pictured when I began to write my novel.

The heavily cloaked and gloved “Resurrection Men” from chapter one owe much to my terror and fascination with plague doctors. I also call them Ankou after another legend you can find in the Enchanted World series (as well as elsewhere), and they have a healthy dose of A Gentleman from Prague, which is one of my favorite short horror stories. Here’s an Ankou I drew for the October Sketch Challenge I did a long time ago.

In 2019 my friends succeeded in getting me hooked on The Magnus Archives, and this series as well has a healthy appreciation for the horrors of the plague and the cloaked and hooded strangers that creak heavily from house to house in their cart, calling for the dead to be surrendered to their dubious care. I couldn’t resist drawing two such characters for this past October sketch challenge. And I haven’t even touched on my gaskmask obsession!!

Someday, I might gain some sort of deeper insight into my utter fascination for the obscured and sinister stranger, whether it takes the form of the beaked plague doctor, the grinning skeleton from whom all trace of humanity has been removed, the menacing figure in the fog, or the alien glitter of a gas-mask’s goggles. In every case, you can’t quite be sure that the stranger under the mask is really human, or benign. And in my favorite movie of all time, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), even human features can be a lie. What lies beneath might not be human or friendly at all.

I wonder how many of you have been similarly in thrall to a lifelong fascination with menacing strangers and obscured faces? I’d love to hear about any other legends or creatures you’re fascinated with (or terrified of). Feel free to tell me about them in the comments!

Plague Doctors and Other Strangers: my own obsession and a little more background on menacing or partially obscured strangers in stories and art. The medieval plague doctor, with his waxed robes and beaked mask, has always been an important part of my internal horror landscape.

[moviesinfocus]

Uncovering Curiosities: Paul Campion's THE DEVIL'S ROCK

Uncovering Curiosities: Paul Campion’s THE DEVIL’S ROCK

The horror genre is frequently looked down on by film critics. It can often be exploitative, cheap and nasty – three things that if done right can be quite a thrill for an audience. However, it’s a difficult juggling act to get right, meaning that quite a few of these films are just plain god-awful and because of this much of the harsh judgment that is thrown at the genre is often well deserved.…

[ericrobertnolan]

So I'm introducing a dear friend tonight to "28 Days Later."

So I’m introducing a dear friend tonight to “28 Days Later.”

So I’m introducing a dear friend tonight to “28 Days Later” (2002).  It is possibly my favorite horror film of all time, maybe even narrowly beating out “Aliens” (1986), “Alien 3” (1992), John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (1982), the Sutherland-tacular 1978 version of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” and George A. Romero’s first three “Dead” films (1968, 1978, 1985).  (Whenever “Star Wars” fans refer…

[gbhbl]

Horror Movie Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Horror Movie Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

“Do you read Sutter Cane?”

In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. Informally, the film is the third instalment in Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy, preceded by The Thing and Prince of Darkness.

In the midst of an unspecified disaster, Dr. Wrenn (David Warner) visits John Trent (Sam Neill), a patient in a…

[shadowboxerinc]

Something to Tide You Over for Halloween 10.31.18 Hello again! Just wanted to do something for Y'all who love Halloween. Found some clips from some films that I and those of you that grew up with.

[movieconsumer]

John Carpenter's "The Thing" at the Million Dollar Theater

John Carpenter’s “The Thing” at the Million Dollar Theater

Let me give you a list here; “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Alien”, “The Thing”, “Dune”, “The Man who Would be King”.  Can you guess what all of these films have in common? If you have been a regular on this site you will probably figure it out. These are films, that I will never pass up an opportunity to see on the big screen. It’s not simply that they are among my favorites, they all have qualities…

[horrorpatch]

John Carpenter's THE THING Heading To 4K UHD Blu-ray this Fall!

John Carpenter’s THE THING Heading To 4K UHD Blu-ray this Fall!

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release John Carpenter’s THE THING on 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 7, 2021. You can read on to get all the disc details including the specs and special features that will be included on the edition. From The Press Release Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray John Carpenter’s classic thriller The Thing (1982), starring Kurt…

[parrisblood]

[Interview] Women/Nonbinary Individuals in Horror [ellediablo98]

"You can do everything to encourage engagement and because of the algorithm, no one really sees your work." We talked to @ElleDiablo98, podcaster, media and film maker, writer, and artist, to talk their art and John Carpenter's #TheThing!

We sat down virtually with Ella, one half the host for We Wanna Make A Podcast, media and film maker, writer, and artist, to talk their art and their love for John Carpenter’s The Thing! (more…)

[houseofgeekery]

Spotlight On: John Carpenter

[lyrasky]

【THE HEAD】第1話 ネタバレ 詳しいあらすじ感想 「山下智久 世界進出で遊星からの物体X」ツッコミポイント

【THE HEAD】第1話 ネタバレ 詳しいあらすじ 感想「山下智久 世界進出で遊星からの物体X」ツッコミポイント LyraのBlogへ #thehead #hulu #山下智久 #katharineodonnely #alexandrewillaume #johnlynch #richardsammel #thething #laurabach #sandraandrecs #heatherblake #alvaromorte #tomlawrence #chrisreilly #遊星からの物体x

  山下智久主演のHuluオリジナルドラマ【THE HEAD】第1話が2020年6月12日（金）に配信されました。

「山Pが海外ドラマに出るなんとぅぇ〜！」と嬉しさで絶叫している、そこのアナタ！

ファンならば見なきゃ〜！

「でもHulu入ってないし〜」とか、「忙しくて時間ないから、時間割いてわざわざ見る価値あるのかしら？」

と迷ってるならば、Lyraのあらすじ感想を読んでから考えてみたら？

普通のあらすじと、完全ネタバレ を分けて書いてあるので、ネタバレ は、見るまで知りたくない人、又は、バッチリ知りたい人、どちらにもOK、読み応え有りです。

TWDと同じく、ツッコミPoint書くかも〜。

山Pファンじゃなくても、ホラーやサスペンス映画好きは必見よ。

早速、詳しい解説、感想と行きましょう！

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