HOOP-X #62 (Bonus Kill #12) of CINEMONSTER's Hooptober X: Hooptober, Hooptober Let Satan Come Over

My Fully Weird List and Complete Set of Reviews can be found here: Slappy McGee's Hoop-Tober 10.0 List.

...also considered...

Film #105 of my 2023 - Clearing Out My DVD Case Initiative.

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More than just one of my all-time favorite HORROR movies, this one is one of my all-time favorite movies, period.

One of John Carpenter's very best directing efforts. There is never a dull moment or a non-suspenseful scene. It's a MASTERPIECE of storytelling, claustrophobic horror, suspense, gory and unique monster effects and a wonderful lead performance by our boy Kurt Russell.

This is basically a remake/re-imagining of the 1951 black and white classic "The Thing from Another World"... but with a TON more story and twists and turns. Plus it contains a wonderful ensemble all-male cast which is quite unusual as well.

This is a great example of wonderful pacing and an excellent script all carefully crafted by Carpenter and his crew. I've seen this movie a number of times and am always completely caught up in the paranoid horror and amazing practical effects.

A truly ESSENTIAL HORROR FILM that is not to be missed.