![]() ![]() ![]() I’m most surprised by the lack of description of the cast. Station head Garry is described as an old Army man and Norris’ heart trouble is mentioned but his medical condition was handled well visually in the film. There are almost no descriptors about any of the character’s races or much in the way of physical attributes in the book. Classic modern horror doesn’t get any better. ![]() Spoilers are massive throughout, as you might expect, but if you haven’t seen THE THING you should stop everything right now and check it out. Here are my quick notes on the book’s divergences from the finished film. In the case of THE THING I’ve watched the Carpenter film more times than I can count and have always been fascinated with the story, so a chance to examine the Alan Dean Foster (who else?) book was something I couldn’t resist. Many changes are often made in production that simply cannot be reflected in the novelization so they provide a window into the progression of the story from concept to script to screen. Usually I do this to see what differences there might be from book to film because I know that the writer of the books are almost always working with a very early version of the script. I occasionally like to read the novelization of a film that I love. ![]()
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