One of John Carpenter's favorite horror movies (and one that he also remade as 1982's classic The Thing), 1951's The Thing from Another World (based on John W. Campbell, Jr.'s novella Who Goes There?) is coming to Blu-ray with a new HD master from Warner Archive.
A specific release date for The Thing from Another World Blu-ray has not yet been announced, but Blu-ray.com reveals that the new home media release is expected to come out later this year, and Amazon has it listed for a November 20th release.
According to Blu-ray.com, The Thing from Another World Blu-ray will include the following special features and specs:
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, read on for additional details from Warner Archive, and check out the Blu-ray cover art and theatrical trailer for The Thing from Another World:
From Warner Archive: "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
NEW 2018 1080p HD MASTER
Run Time 87:00
Subtitles English SDH
Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.37:1, 4 X 3
Product Color B&W
Disc Configuration BD 25
Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)
Theatrical Re-Release Trailer (HD)Arctic researchers discover a huge, frozen spaceling inside a crash-landed UFO, then fight for their lives after the murderous being (a pre-Gunsmoke James Arness) emerges from icy captivity. Will other creatures soon follow? The famed final words of this film are both warning and answer: “Keep watching the skies!” A snappy ensemble. An eerie theremin-infused Dimitri Tiomkin score. Rising suspense. Crisp Christian Nyby direction. All merge in an edgy classic produced by Howard Hawks (Bringing Up Baby, Rio Bravo) and filled with Hawksian trademarks of rapid-fire dialogue and of people united by do-or-die stress. Keep watching the skies and the screen. Don’t miss a moment of “one of the best sci-fi thrillers of the ‘50s” (John Stanley, Creature Features)."
Cover art from Facebook:
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