Who Goes There? (Filmed as The Thing)

Author: John W. Campbell Jr.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 147942613X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
"Who Goes There?" is the novella that formed the basis of John Carpenter's film "The Thing." John W. Campbell's classic tells of an antarctic research base that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien -- with terrifying results!

Who Goes There?

Author: John Wood Campbell (Jr.)
Publisher: Rocket Ride Books
ISBN: 0982332203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
"Who Goes There?": The novella that formed the basis of "The Thing" is the John W. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien. The creature revives with terrifying results, shape-shifting to assume the exact form of animal and man, alike. Paranoia ensues as a band of frightened men work to discern friend from foe, and destroy the menace before it challenges all of humanity The story, hailed as "one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written" by the SF Writers of America, is best known to fans as THE THING, as it was the basis of Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World in 1951, and John Carpenter's The Thing in 1982. With a new Introduction by William F. Nolan, author of Logan's Run, and his never-before-published, suspenseful Screen Treatment written for Universal Studios in 1978, this is a must-have edition for scifi and horror fans

Frozen Hell

Author: John W. Campbell Jr.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479442380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
FROZEN HELL is the original version of John W. Campbell's classic novella, Who Goes There? (filmed as The Thing). Recently discovered among Campbell's papers, this version adds another 45 pages to the story. Includes a Preface by Alec Nevala-Lee and an Introduction by Robert Silverberg.

Who Goes Here?

Author: Bob Shaw
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 0575110945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
Shot at by aliens, eaten up by monsters, frozen up, burned up and shipped all over the galaxy¿ war was one game Private Peace didn't want to play. So why had he joined the Space Legion? Warren Peace had joined the Space Legion to forget - exactly what, he hadn't the faintest idea. But he was sure about one thing - however horrific the crime he'd once committed, the memory of it could hardly be more unbearable than life in the lunatic Space Legion. Private Peace knew he'd got to get out¿ The trouble was, the only way to escape his 30-year contract was to discover exactly why he'd signed it in the first place. And that meant a hair raising journey into his forgotten past to meet the one person Peace definitely didn't want to know - Warren Peace Mark I - in other words, himself!

Short Things

Author: Alan Dean Foster
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781479446254
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
Short Things is a collection of never-before-published stories based on John W. Campbell's classic short novel, "Who Goes There?" (filmed as The Thing). Commissioned one by one as stretch goals for the Frozen Hell Kickstarter project (which broke records as one of the most successful science fiction publishing projects in Kickstarter history), this series of stories grew to book size--thanks to contributions by many top writers. Included are new works by G.D. Falksen Paul Di Filippo Mark McLaughlin Alan Dean Foster Darrell Schweitzer Nina Kiriki Hoffman Kristine Kathryn Rusch John Gregory Betancourt Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Kevin J. Anderson Pamela Sargent Allen M. Steele Allan Cole Enjoy these sometimes very different takes on the classic monster, the Thing!

Who Goes There?

Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442449845
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Cozy up to this tender tale about overcoming fears and finding friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Bear Snores On. Lewis Mouse is preparing his nest for winter. It is cozy and it is warm, and yet something is missing. All of a sudden— SCRITCH, SCRATCH, TAP, TAP, TAP! Lewis hears the scariest noises! Who can be making those sounds? He uses his bravest voice to shout, “WHO GOES THERE?” and scare off whoever it is. But could it be that he has nothing to be afraid of? Perhaps whoever is making the noise might make Lewis’s home even cozier!

An Unreliable Truth

Author: Victor Methos
Publisher: Sterling Mystery Series
ISBN: 9781638082064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
Two couples cut to bits near a canyon close to the Nevada border. The police pull over blood-soaked Arlo Ward not far from the site of the grisly murders; he fully cooperates with the officers, grinning through a remorseless confession dripping with gory detail. Investigators find no murder weapon, but young, awkward Arlo's confession is signed, taped, and delivered.

Who Goes There

Author: Bruce Hershenson
Publisher: Bruce Hershenson
ISBN: 9781887893480
Category : Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Thing

Author: Lee McGeorge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954695354
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An alien craft has crashed in the Antarctic. A creature has crawled from the wreckage and become frozen in ice. The men of Fafnir Station have transported it back to their base. Some of the men can hear it whispering in their mind. Some are afraid and want to destroy it ... and some will kill to defend it. In this nerve shredding sci-fi thriller, Lee McGeorge has fused the visceral horror of John Carpenter's seminal movie with the psychological elements of Campbell's, Who Goes There?"Creepy, horrifying and laced with heart-pounding action, this is 'The Thing' that fans have waited for."

Holt! Who Goes There?

Author: Tom Holt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952415336
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description