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Also, The Thing From Another World is way more a sci-fi action film than it is a horror one. Carpenter really played up that aspect way more than Hawks did. But you should totally still watch it!
Sam, know that I'm a regular reader of your wordpress. It's partly why I saw Ink, why I recommended Never Sleep Again, why I suggested a warewolf or zombie marathon and why Das Boot will probably go into my Top 100 marathon.