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In 1982, John Carpenter gave us to his take on The Thing , inspired by John W. Campbell Jr.'s short story "Who Goes There" and the 1951 film The Thing from Another World , starring James Arness as the title character. Carpenter's film took us to new heights of paranoia and graphic horror.

"THE THING" Blu-ray widescreen and DVD widescreen with Ultraviolet digital , 2011, R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images and language THERE MIGHT be something more to be had on film from John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella, "Who Goes There?" Voted one of the best science fiction novellas written by the Science Fiction Writers of ... (more)

The "Marshal Dillon" show is in black and white. The first time you see this show, you will note that Matt Dillon's hair is jet black, even his eyebrows.