The mistrust was born from an offhand comment. An observation about some strange behavior that no one would even remember later on. Before they knew it, anxiety amongst the group had begun to fester. Paranoia so palpable you could feel it in the air. A powder keg ready to explode. This was made worse by the cold, an unrelenting force that pummeled the outside of their small outpost, keeping them bound in tight quarters. Huddled together, tense and alert, they panicked. Within moments, blood was spilled and lives were lost. Nothing would remain.

Our newest season, Styles of Horror, celebrates the very best of this oft-overlooked genre. And to keep things going, we discuss The Thing, John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic.

Helping Neil and Trevor discuss the film, and every film of this season, is a guest: University Professor and Chilliwack Film Festival Chief Moderator Darren Blakeborough will be here throughout, acting as the guys’ Sherpa into the world of the undead and the damned. Listen as the trio discuss the patriarchy, swoon over Kurt Russell’s hair, and dissect and re-dissect the ending.

We discuss all of this and more while drinking a ‘Coors Banquet,’ a beer so inoffensive dumping it down the back of a PC would be no great loss, and an ‘Arctic Margarita,’ a remarkably blue cocktail that perfectly pairs with the bleak, oppressive tone of the film.