Frozen Hell

My favorite of the Thing movies is the 1951 “The Thing From Another World”. It is only loosly based on the original story “Who Goes There?” by John Campbell.
So while I have seen a later, more faithful adaption, this is the first time I have read the story.
This isn;t just the original story but an expanded version that was never published before now.
Anyway, if you like any of the movies, read this.
While dated, it is still scary

The original needed more crampons and primus stoves and this new version delivers!

Really wanted to like this book, but ended up being very disappointed.

The author obviously had such an awesome imagination. The storyline and monster are so original and unique, but I found the style of the writing very hard to read. I felt lost with the way the author would describe things and constantly found myself bored with the lack of tension and drama in the way that it was written, although that may just be because this is an extended edition of the original novella.

In my opinion, John Carpenter's ‘The Thing' film from 1982 is a much better version of this story. Skip reading this and give it a rewatch.