The Thing - Feat Otis From Allentown Presents

About this episode

Joey and Otis discuss John Carpenter's horror classic 'The Thing' and its themes of trust and paranoia.

Episode 216! This time it's Joey and Otis from Allentown Presents and the Spooky Movie Squad talking about John Carpenter's "The Thing" from 1984. Otis and Joey talk about Kurt Russel's fabulous beard, whether computers can play chess, and what is lost when you can't trust anyone! It is sure to be a great time for the whole family while reviewing this horror classic. See what's happening right NOW: www.affablechat.com/now Have a comment about something we said? Want to request something for us to review? Just wanna chat? Email: AffableChat@gmail.com Instagram: @AffableChat Twitter: @AffableChat Benjamin: @4thAndBen Joey: @affablejoey Soundcloud: @affablechat Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCkOkrHIltGJRBpfpbCfJjgQ

People in this episode

Host: Joey

Guest: Otis

Topics covered

• horror films
• John Carpenter
• film analysis
• trust issues
• family-friendly discussions

Keywords

• The Thing
• John Carpenter
• Kurt Russel
• horror classic
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Allentown Presents, Spooky Movie Squad

Books & works: The Thing

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