<p>Writer Will Maclean (The Apparition Phase) talks about John Carpenter's classic 1982 sci-fi horror film The Thing, and why its tale of gruff short-tempered men failing to deal with an impossible situation in a pitiless white landscape is a comforting place to return to again and again.</p><p>Support us making these podcasts by becoming a paid subscriber at:</p><p><strong>https://joelmorris.substack.com/</strong></p><p>or:</p><p><strong>https://www.patreon.com/c/comfortblanketpod</strong></p><p>or donate via ko-fi at:</p><p><strong>https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
