ohn Carpenter’s The Thing is a cult classic forty years after its initial release, and the discussion for it hasn’t died down as a new fan theory has come along to explain an oddity from the film and its prequel/sequel. Throughout both the 1982 “original” and its 2011 follow-up, The Thing as an organism is incapable of communication outside of its human host. It’ll kill them mercilessly, feasting on paranoia as much as it does the flesh itself. This fan theory from /u/Outrageous-Career-91 explains why it doesn’t communicate with humans. (snip) Essentially, the disgust and mistrust it has for mankind...