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John Carpenter’s “The Thing”(1982) Was Such a Commercial Failure Upon Release That it Was Called the “Most-Hated Film of All Time” by Horror Magazine Cinefantastique and Universal Pictures Even Dropped its Director John Carpenter From a Multi-Picture Deal

Mar 15, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: John Carpenter’s “The Thing”(1982) Was Such a Commercial Failure Upon Release That it Was Called the “Most-Hated Film of All Time” by Horror Magazine Cinefantastique and Universal Pictures Even Dropped its Director John Carpenter From a Multi-Picture Deal

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