This is John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of 1951’s The Thing from Another World, the horror movie that featured James Arness as a hostile alien from outer space, discovered at a remote outpost in the Arctic. The alien, this time, is a lot more frightening, and the film itself a masterpiece of justifiable paranoia. Add spectacular special effects, a terrific leading role by Kurt Russell, and you’ve got one thrill-ride horror movie.