It came from outer space! A team of American scientists exploring Antarctica discover a sinister alien lifeform that can replicate the appearance of anyone and possesses a maniacal thirst for killing. Based on John Campbell’s chilling short story Who Goes There?, John Carpenter’s The Thing is a sci-fi horror cult classic whose claustrophobic and paranoid atmosphere terrifies to this day. While it features a who’s who cast of macho men led by Kurt Russell, the true star is the bloody disgusting special effects by Rob Bottin, who spent 10% of the film’s $15 million creating wildly inventive and sickening creatures.