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The blood test scene from The Thing
4:00 am Jul 30 - by Matt Carey – buzz Movies & TV Editor
With his remake of The Thing, director John Carpenter established himself as one of the top filmmakers working in the horror genre. With most of the film’s suspense coming from the paranoia that someone in the group might be infected by the disease, this particular sequence takes that mistrust to the limit.
In this scene, R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) decides to take control of the group by force and find out who’s infected and who isn’t. MacReady, armed with a flame thrower, ties them all to chairs and takes blood samples. By setting fire to the blood, MacReady attempts to see who will be the next to become a hideous creature. Eventually, one person is revealed to be the next to transform into the Thing, but by the time they find out, it’s too late.
The reason this scene is so brilliant is in the execution. The film shows close-ups of every character getting tested, making it feel almost like a poker game where no one will reveal whether they’re truly infected. The scene slowly builds, with each test not revealing the monster and tension increasing more and more as you try to figure out who it really is. Then when the culprit is revealed, the incredible special effects work wonders by being both disgusting and terrifying, something that is missing from movies these days.
Even to horror fans who are used to watching gore-fest films like Hostel and Saw. this scene is sure to send shivers down your spine.
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