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===Cultural influence=== The film has had a significant effect on popular culture,{{sfn|Thurman|2017}} and by 1998, ''The Thing'' was already considered a [[Cult film|cult classic]].{{sfn|Rome|2013}}{{sfn|Mahon|2018}} It is listed in the film reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'', which says "one of the most influential horror movies of the 1980s, much imitated but rarely bettered{{spaces}}... It is one of the first films to unflinchingly show the rupture and warp of flesh and bone into grotesque tableaus of surreal beauty, forever raising the bar of cinematic horror."{{sfn|Scheider|2013}} It has been referred to in a variety of media, from television (including ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', and ''[[Stranger Things]]'') to games (''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', ''[[Tomb Raider III]]'',{{sfn|Thurman|2017}} ''[[Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden]]'',{{sfn|Hall|2020}} and ''[[Among Us]]''{{sfn|Coates|2020}}), and films (''[[The Faculty]]'', ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'', and ''[[The Mist (film)|The Mist]]'').{{sfn|Thurman|2017}} [[File:Amundsen-Scott marsstation ray h edit.jpg|thumb|''The Thing'' is screened annually at the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]].|alt=A low shot of a station at the South Pole taken at night. Nearest the front of the photo is a metal structure with a curved roof and a large, open door from which bright light emanates. Slightly further in the distance are two larger buildings. The sky above is a dark blue littered with stars and a green light present across the middle of the sky.]] Several filmmakers have spoken of their appreciation for ''The Thing'' or cited its influence on their own work, including [[Guillermo del Toro]],{{sfn|Nordine|2016}} [[James DeMonaco]],{{sfn|Lambie|2016}} [[J. J. Abrams]],{{sfn|Boucher|2011}} [[Neill Blomkamp]],{{sfn|Liptak|2017}} [[David Robert Mitchell]],{{sfn|Taylor|2015}} [[Rob Hardy]],{{sfn|Hemphill|2015}} [[Steven S. DeKnight]],{{sfn|Meslow|2018}} [[Quentin Tarantino]],{{sfn|Horton|2016}} and [[Brian Patrick Butler]].{{Sfn|Stone|2020}} In 2011, ''The New York Times'' asked prominent horror filmmakers what film they had found the scariest. Two, [[John Sayles]] and [[Edgar Wright]], cited ''The Thing''.{{sfn|Zinoman|2011}} The 2015 Tarantino film ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' takes numerous cues from ''The Thing'', from featuring Russell in a starring role, to replicating themes of paranoia and mistrust between characters restricted to a single location, and even duplicating certain angles and layouts used by Carpenter and Cundey.{{sfn|Horton|2016}} Pieces of Morricone's unused score for ''The Thing'' were repurposed for ''The Hateful Eight''.{{sfn|Jagernauth |2015}} Tarantino also cited ''The Thing'' as an inspiration for his 1992 film ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''.{{sfn|Freer|2016}} The film is screened annually in February to mark the beginning of winter at the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]].{{sfn|Freer|2016}}{{sfn|McLane|2013}} In January 2010, ''[[Clarkesworld Magazine]]'' published "[[The Things (short story)|The Things]]", a short story by [[Peter Watts (author)|Peter Watts]] told from the Thing's point of view; it is unable to understand why humans are hostile toward it and horrified to learn that they do not shapeshift. The story received a 2011 [[Hugo Award]] [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story#Winners and nominees|nomination]].{{sfn|Freer|2016}}{{sfn|Watts|2010}} In 2017, a 400-page art book was released featuring art inspired by ''The Thing'', with contributions from 350 artists, a foreword by director [[Eli Roth]], and an afterword by Carpenter.{{sfn|Eddy|2017}} The 2007 [[Halloween Horror Nights]] event at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, featured "The Thing: Assimilation", a [[haunted attraction (simulated)|haunted attraction]] based on the film. The attraction included MacReady and Childs, both held in stasis, the Blair-Thing and the outpost kennel.{{sfn|Brigante|2011}}{{sfn|Phalin |2008}}
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