'The Thing' prequel trailer: Flamethrower? Check. Dogs? Check. Something weird and p---ed off? Check

It seems like only yesterday that the arrival of the poster for The Thing prequel prompted me to write about my love for John Carpenter’s classic 1982 movie. (In fact, according to my records, it was actually the day before.) Anyhoo, the prequel’s trailer has hit the Interwebs and I have to say that, apart from some CGI jiggery-pokery, it seems as pleasingly reminiscent of the 1982 movie as said poster.

But you can judge for yourself below. Me? I’ve got a game of computer chess to finish.

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