Producer/Writer Josh Hyams on The Thing

"Nobody... nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired.”Producer/writer Josh Hyams joins hosts Andy Nelson and Pete Wright to discuss The Thing, directed by John Carpenter. When it opened in June 1982, audiences weren't ready for it—it bombed against E.T. and was widely dismissed, even as its atmosphere of paranoia played out on screen. Decades later it's considered a landmark of practical effects filmmaking and one of the great ensemble horror films ever made. Hyams—whose BAFTA-nominated Mr. Burton is now in US release—has loved this film since seeing it at an outdoor cinema in Greece as a child. He brings a filmmaker's eye to Rob Bottin's creature work, Morricone's bare and atmospheric score, and a film that, as he puts it, "draws you in, it doesn't patronize you—it is a grown-up, cerebral, well-told horror film that takes its time." Forty years on, it's earned every word of that.🎬 Watch & Discover👤 Meet Josh Hyams: IMDb🍿 Watch The Thing: Apple TV | Amazon | Letterboxd🍿 Watch Mr. Burton: Apple TV | Amazon | Letterboxd📽️ The Thing — Original Theatrical Trailer📽️ Mr. Burton — Official Trailer📚 Adapted from Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎧 More from The Next Reel FamilyThe Next Reel on The ThingCinema Scope — 1950s Science Fiction (incl. The Thing from Another World)The Next Reel on The Spy Who Came in from the ColdCinema Scope — British New Wave (incl. Look Back in Anger)Support The Next Reel Family of Film Shows:Become a member for just $5/month or $55/yearJoin our Discord community of movie loversThe Next Reel Family of Film Shows:Cinema Scope: Bridging Genres, Subgenres, and MovementsThe Film BoardMovies We LikeThe Next ReelSitting in the DarkConnect With Us:Main Site: WebMovie Platforms: Letterboxd | FlickchartSocial Media: Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | YouTube | PinterestYour Hosts: Andy | PeteShop & Stream:Merch Store: Apparel, stickers, mugs & moreWatch Page: Buy/rent films we've discussedOriginals: Source material from our episodesSpecial offers: Audible