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The Infamous Chest Defibrillator Scene From ‘The Thing’ Deconstructed
Perhaps one of the most famous scenes from John Carpenter’s The Thing is when Dr. Copper tries to save Norris using a defibrillator, only for the chest cavity to burst open, bite off the good doctor’s arms, and then cause a serious mess all over the place. Oh, and its head turns into a fucking spider creature.
But what you might not know is just how much work exactly went into creating that scene. And that’s where CineFix comes in as they’ve released a video that shows just how much effort it took to pull off the visual chaos of that moment.
The video below runs through archived interviews with director John Carpenter as well as FX guru Rob Bottin as well as uses scenes from the film, storyboard shots, concept art, and more, to dissect this scene. It’s honestly incredibly fascinating to see what went on and it only increased my appreciation of this sci-fi/horror masterpiece.
Check it out below and leave a comment with your favorite John Carpenter scene!
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S: SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”
V/H/S launched in 2012, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond, and 2025’s V/H/S/Halloween.
The upcoming installment marks the ninth film in this franchise.
The SCP Foundation is a worldwide force dedicated to securing, containing, and protecting anomalies from people – At least according to the lore of the website.
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