It was a couple of years ago now that a never-before-seen version of John W. Campbell Jr.’s Who Goes There? was discovered. And now, comes a huge update to say that this Thing-driven tale is being brought to big-screen life.

Who Goes There? is of course the story that was the basis for Christian Nyby’s 1951 The Thing from Another World and John Carpenter’s 1981 The Thing. Back in 2018, John Betancourt announced plans to take to Kickstarter to fund a wider release of this newly-discovered, extended work, to be titled Frozen Hell.

In an update on all of this, Blumhouse and Universal are now adapting Frozen Hell as a movie. Betancourt took to his Facebook page to confirm the news, explaining that he will be serving as executive producer on the project.

The early word on Frozen Hell has it pegged as:

Frozen Hell expands the Thing story dramatically, giving vital backstory and context to an already incredible tale.

During its initial appearance, Who Goes There? was simply an abridged version of Frozen Hell which was cut down due to the constraints that so often come with the publication process. And now, it looks as if we’ll be getting to dive deep on the greater story initially conjured up by John W. Campbell Jr.

As ever, expect more on this as we get it.

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