John Carpenter‘s The Thing, an apocalyptic story that finds an Antarctic research facility besieged by a shape-shifting alien bent on assimilating all life on Earth, is one of my favorite movies of all time. It hits the mark on so many different levels — a stellar cast that pulls you into their world of paranoid isolation; a haunting and mysterious narrative that never lets up; cinematography that captures the claustrophobic landscape perfectly; and ground-breaking gore-effects that left scars on my adolescent mind for many years.

Well, in our continuing series “Holy Shit! You can watch that for free online and no one is going to sue you (if you’re in the U.S., sorry, we didn’t make Hulu’s rules)!!” we bring you John Carpenter’s The Thing, here below in full.

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John Carpenter’s The Thing
Feature Film 1:48:41
Rated R | Theatrical Release: June 25, 1982

Watch it in full-screen at Hulu, but note, since this is an R-rated film, the site requires you to join (but it’s quick, easy, and free, so no worries).