Dec. 19th, 2014

inverarity: (inverarity)
The novella that spawned The Thing,


Who Goes There?

Astounding Science Fiction, 1938, 168 pages



Who Goes There?, the novella that formed the basis of the film The Thing, is the John W. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient body of a crash-landed alien.


Paranoia will destroy ya, but murderous shapechanging aliens will kill you faster. )

Verdict: A fine pulp adventure that was made into three decent monster movies. Who Goes There? is a sci-fi classic that added paranoia about alien dopplegangers to the tradition of weird fiction set in the Antarctic. 8/10.




My complete list of book reviews.

Profile

inverarity: (Default)
inverarity

May 2025

S M T W T F S
    1 2 3
4 5678 910
11121314 151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jul. 6th, 2025 10:46 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios