Student's Choice

"If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it.

And then it's won."

- R.J. MacReady, The Thing (1982)

A graphic image from the Thing, featuring three silhouettes and the words "man is the warmest place to hide"




For your final assignment, you may choose from these films:

 


Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In is a quiet and unsettling little film that both disturbed and enchanted audiences throughout the world. When two seemingly outcast children become friends, it quickly becomes apparent that one of them is... different. If you enjoy vampire movies, I highly recommend this terrific Swedish film. Click the link below to view the requirements for the paper on this film.

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John Carpenter's The Thing is considered to be one of the most frightening and gross films ever made. Shot in the early 80's and released the same year as E.T. it was absolutely buried at the box office by the so called "Loving Alien." But as time went on, people grew to love The Thing. Click the link below to view the requirements for the paper on this film.

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Three...Extremes is a collection of three different short films created by masterminds of the Asia Extreme movement. At times both grotesque and tender, it is one of the more versatile experiences of Horror filmmaking in the genres history. Click the link below to view the requirements for the paper on this film.

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