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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

In the spirit of Halloween, I decided to watch The Thing (The original, not the prequel).
It's still pretty good. I enjoyed it.

I also accidentally gave the prequel some free advertising when it was released because I spoke of how good "The Thing" was the same day it was released, without remembering that the prequel was a thing

There aren't enough horror movies like "The Thing" that rely on characterization and an atmosphere of dread to convey fear. Instead we get "how many shallow pricks can a masked maniac kill?" or "how many different theologies can we use to make a supernatural villian?" and I hate those. The first because they felt too much on everyone being too stupid to fight back or call the cops and the second for making me want to scream at the characters about why they should call a Catholic Priest.

Heck, I can only think of 2 movies that fit the bill for what I like: The Thing and The Haunting. Both of the original movies, not the prequel or remake that Lewis and Doug hate respectively.