# 'The Thing' Changed Horror Forever - Fireside Discussion

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Podcast: [Stole My Line - A Fireside Film Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stole-my-line-a-fireside-film-podcast-7399710)
Published: 2026-05-28T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A much-requested movie, the boys review the 1982 classic: John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’. Was MacReady really MacReady at the end of the film? 'The Thing' Blu-ray Grant's Letterboxd Drew's Letterboxd Grant's Blu-ray of the Week Drew's Blu-ray of the Week Stole My Line Essentials Watch this episode on YouTube! Our Team Grant Crenshaw - Host Drew McKinney - Host Chapters (00:00) - Intro (02:00) - Spoiler-Free Thoughts (03:50) - The Plot (06:34) - The Effects (08:27) - Stakes & Pace (12:21) - The Ending (20:35) - Our Rating (23:31) - The Party Question (25:54) - Coming Up & Take a break... *Stole My Line is an Amazon associate. Thus, any Amazon link in this description is an associate link. The purchase of an item from this link would result in Stole My Line receiving a portion of the payment.

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