If you loved The Walking Dead, try The Thing from Another World

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Horror / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Walking Dead, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Thing from Another World is

Arctic Circle. Winter. A dog’s howl. An Air Force crew and a team of scientists discover a mysterious spacecraft embedded in the ice. Thawing the alien pilot revives a terrifying plant-based lifeform with a hunger for blood. A key Cold War sci-fi parable, minus any comforting answers.

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