This Day in Halloween: Director John Carpenter’s remake of Howard Hawks' classic "The Thing" opens across the U.S. in 1982. / Illustration by Eiloh Virgo
The Thingopens across the U.S. in 1982. Director John Carpenter’s remake of Howard Hawks’ 1951 classic The Thing From Another World updates the Cold War paranoia for the Reagan era. Though not a box office success upon its release, it has since become a classic on it own.
