(09-13-2016, 09:46 PM)J.R.S.S. Wrote: (09-11-2016, 09:04 PM)IIPEE Wrote: The Thing (1982) is a classic. I have a feeling Penumbra might have taken few inspirations from it.
While "The Thing (1982)" was heavily inspired from "At the Mountains of Madness" by Lovecraft. Full circle I suppose.
Interesting, didn't know that (not very familiar with the works of Lovecraft thus huge hole in culture). I always thought it was some kind of remake of The Thing from Another World (1951). Wikipedia says that The Thing is based on the Who Goes There? novella by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Who Goes There? was published in 1938 while At the Mountains of Madness was published two years earlier, in 1936. I wouldn't even be surprised if he took very heavy influence from it (probably did).