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Outpost #31 News
For a complete list of all site updates/additions
see our Disc. Board thread
HERE.
Oct. 28th, 2009:
35mm screening in Calgary, Alberta at the Plaza
Theatre - 1133 Kensington Rd NW.
Thurs. November 5th, 2009 9:30pm showtime.
http://www.theplaza.ca/
Ph: 403-283-2222
Texas Frightmare Weekend salutes
legendary filmmaker John Carpenter April 30th -May 2nd, 2010 in Dallas, Texas!
This movie maverick staggered audiences in 1978 by unleashing suburban boogeyman
Michael Myers into our collective nightmares with Halloween. Carpenter's
continued to chip away at frayed nerves with The Thing, Christine, The Fog and
Escape From New York. We are tremendously honored John Carpenter has graciously
accepted our invitation and we eagerly await his latest fright flick, The Ward!
http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/
June 25th, 2009:
Today is the 27th Anniversary of the film, 1982 - 2009.
April 29th, 2009:
Premiere of metalalien's fan film, THE
THING II. This film project is 5 months in the making, complete with many
complex monster scenes and old school SFX props from liquid latex to
stop-motion. A "mainlad infection" breaks out in Nevada, winter 2009. HUGE kudos
to everyone involved on this awesome fan film project! Check it out.....
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAk1-QmBvw
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT-0fIL19pU
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOByim-1AUI
Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBLIkXtCG9A
Behind-the-scenes Making of Featurette
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjObN8TG6E
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z31A17OqB-s
April 1st, 2009:
A fan from Nevada has been working on
some incredible props for his fan film, here is a video of the Blair-Monster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9L8P3zt2E
Photo of Metal Alien's Blair-Monster prop... More pics here:
http://thethingfan.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2540
March 30th, 2009:
Actor Richard Dysart, who played Dr.
Copper, is the oldest of the cast and he turns 80 today.
Jan. 16th, 2009:
John Carpenter turns 61 today! Best wishes to him from everyone at Outpost
#31!
Nov. 12th, 2008:
It is with great sadness that on Nov. 4th, 2008
Steve Crawford a long-time contributing member of this site passed away
suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of 38. Our deepest condolences
and prayers to all of Steve's family members and friends. Steve (who went by the
handle of SPC) submitted absolutely incredible contributions to this site. He
was the person who single-handedly found Outpost #31 on our trip to the remote
filming location in northern B.C. There is a memorial page with photos and more
info HERE.
Steve in front of Salmon Glacier on the 2003 trip to Stewart,
B.C.
Oct. 18th, 2008:
Rue-Morgue's Cinemacabre THING-FEST is a
huge success with the largest turn-out to date! Actor Thomas G. Waites who
played Windows in the film attends to meet fans, sign autographs, and do a Q&A
following the screening. Memorabilia and props from the film were also on
display. Photos and video from the event can
HERE.
Todd and Thomas Waites at THING-FEST
August 11th, 2008
Excellent GI Joe/THE THING fan
tribute video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rT7AH4JyuNs
Also, THE THING will be released on Blu-ray DVD on
Sept. 30th, 2008.
June 25th, 2008
THE THING turns 26 today, it
opened on Friday, June 25th, 1982.
April 1st, 2008
Actor Richard Dysart (Dr. Copper) has sent
us an e-mail! Richard celebrated his 79th B-Day on Sun. March 30th.
From: "Richard Dysart"
Thanks for your message to Kathy D. and thanks for your birthday
greeting to me! What a trip, to discover all your great work.
Dr. COPPER
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March 18th, 2008:
Keith David (CHILDS) and Tom Waites
(WINDOWS) were at the Monster-Mania X Con in NJ over the weekend. A HUGE thanks
to Ian and Chris for getting these photos for Outpost #31.
"I
appreciate all my fans with great gratitude and enthusiasm. I respect and am
honored you guys love the film so much. Cool. WINDOWS! Forever." ~Tom
Waites
March 6th, 2008:
The full 15 minute version of this fan film is up now:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4gsa0_john-carpenters-the-thing-full-swed_shortfilms
Some fans have made their own awesome 6-min short film of THE THING and it
is submitted in Filmmaking Frenzy's Rewind Kindly contest! View the short and
vote for it here:
http://beta.filmmakingfrenzy.com/sites/filmfrenzy_beta/ViewFilm.aspx?FilmId=152
Huge kudos to Mario Restive and everyone who contributed on this film -
excellent work guys!!
Dec. 10th, 2007:
Some very cool news into the Outpost today, both Tom Waites (Windows) and
Keith David (Childs) will be appearing at the Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill,
New Jersey on the March 14th - 16th weekend.
http://www.monstermania.net
Nov. 18th, 2007:
Recent interview with Keith David on
horror website
The Colonel's Crypt.
Oct. 30th, 2007:
We had our annual 35mm screening of THE THING this past weekend at
THING-FEST 2007 in London, Ontario. The past couple of years there has been a
small turn-out of fans and this year was no different but everyone was very
appreciative of this rare opportunity to see the film in the theater. There's a
handful of photos from the TF7 Weekend up HERE.
We will do it again next October and I am currently working on the possibility
of moving the 'FEST to Toronto. Hope to see some fans out for TF8:THING-FEST
2008!
Oct. 22nd, 2007:
I have just returned from Orlando to see THE THING: Assimilation at
Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Studios. I went down there with a blank
slate on what to expect and I was blown away. As possibly one of the biggest
THING fans I was more than impressed, the guys who created this and set it up
did a fantastic job. A+ This is a creepy walk-thru of Outpost #31 including the
rec room, infirmary, kennel...dark, spooky, and full of scary THING's! Get an
Xpress Pass - you'll want to go through twice! This event runs until Sat. Nov.
3rd.
www.halloweenhorrornights.com
Oct. 4th, 2007:
Rue- Morgue magazine issue #72 hits newsstands with a special 25th
Anniversary Retrospective on THE THING. New in-depth interviews with Carpenter,
Russell, Keith David, Rob Bottin and yours truly. This article is a must-see for
all fans - check it out!
June 25th, 2007:
Today marks the film's 25th Anniversary, THE THING opened on June 25th, 1982
- 25 years ago! Happy 25th! Watch the Oct. issue of Rue-Morgue magazine for
special coverage on the film, Outpost #31, and
THING-FEST!
Also Tim Palgut has created an awesome
insert booklet for the 2004 DVD (that did not come with one). It is a printable
.pdf file however it is large at 58MB. Find it here:
Fan Images
May 20th, 2007:
An incredible addition to the site today, Dan Fowler has submitted a 5-page
prequel comic covering the events at the Norwegian outpost. A must-see, check it
out in the Fan
Images section.
Also check out a very cool Jed artwork by James Wolf.
April 18th, 2007:
Unbelievably two more fan tattoos have
been sent in the past month, (Spider-Head and the Norwegian-Thing split faces!)
Be sure to swing by the
Fan Tattoos
section and check them out! SFX foam latex master Rob Burman has contacted us
and answered questions from the fans. You can read what he has to say about his
involvement and work on the film in the
Special FX section.
March 15th, 2007:
Just added to the Fan Tattoos
section: Zalus from Hungary has sent in a pic of his new tattoo, an awesome
inking of the glow-face poster artwork. Incredible! Also, if you haven't been by
our Disc. Board, James Russell also known as the "Movie Man" in Hyder, Alaska
will be screening THE THING for us at the Bearden Theater on the August 2009
Return to Stewart Trip. We'll be watching the film just down the road,
literally, from where
the movie was shot. How cool is that?
Jan. 11th, 2007:
I got a first hand look at the SOTA Toys MacReady Vs. Kennel-Thing box set
today and let me tell you, it is awesome!
A HUGE thanks to Jed Haigh @ SOTA for
sending this new figure into Outpost #31. More photos and a report can be found
on our Disc. Board. It is available to order now on the
SOTA Toys for only $24.99!
SOTA Toys MacReady Vs. Kennel-Thing Box Set
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