Line #18 FanficRecs/TheThing1982


1	Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth being assimilated for]] here:
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3	These are recommendations made by tropers for {{Fan Fic}}s, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''zapped'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.
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5	Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexually explicit or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{Shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.
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10	[[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thethingfanfr/index.php?sid=428f1ebf51fc168094f847428d7c3ccc Outpost 31 Forums]]
11	* Recommended by {{@/RickTyger}}
12	* Source of many a piece of information and a great many ongoing discussions about the nature of the Things. Also includes sections for the prequel and the game.
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14	[[https://www.outpost31.com/ Outpost 31]]
15	* Recommended by {{@/RickTyger}}
16	* The definitive The Thing fansite. Has a very large collection of information about the movie and plenty of fan works.
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20	''Literature/TheThings'' by Creator/PeterWatts for Clarkesworld Magazine
21	* Recommended by {{@/Jonn}}
22	* ''Status'': Complete
23	* ''Synopsis'': The Thing from the [[PerspectiveFlip point of view]] of the Thing.
24	* ''Comments'': Creepy as the film itself, and it explains several [[WMG/TheThing questions]] about the infection. Non-linear though, so you may want to brush up on the film's synopsis.
25	** SpectralTime: Great story, lame, contrived, needlessly-evil ending.
26	** {{@/Pepinson}}: Sounded pretty righteous to me.
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28	''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlowe%27s_Guide_to_Extraterrestrials Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials]]'' by Creator/WayneBarlowe has an entry on the Thing.
29	* Recommended by {{@/JackG}}
30	* ''Synopsis'': A mock field guide including artist impressions, in this case the alien morphing from a husky into its natural form.
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34	''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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36	[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10391954/1/The-Norwegian The Norwegian]]
37	* Recommend by Melinda
38	* ''Status:''' Complete
39	* Synopsis: A FixFic of sorts combing plot elements and characters from both movies. Here, before Garry can shoot Lars (in his pursuit of the sled dog) [=McReady=] knocks out the Norwegian with a bottle of scotch. They then listen to their prisoners story, at first skeptically, but then they find reasons to believe it (along with a certain American scientist in a nearby Sno-Cat) and with this new influx of knowledge, the fight gets a little more even.
40	* ''Comments:'' The story does an impressive job of capturing the feel of most, if not all of the characters as the movies depicted them. There are some cunning plot twists and good NotHisSled moments. The Thing itself is still a terrifying and deadly threat in spite of this new advantage.
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43	''Fanfic/UnfinishedBusinessTheThing''
44	* Recommended by {{@/JohnAlexanderHitchcock}}
45	* ''Status'': Complete
46	* Synopsis: An optimistic continuation of both the Carpenter film and the prequel centered around the survivors teaming up with a Russian expedition team to destroy the Thing once and for all.
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48	''[[http://ristigger.deviantart.com/gallery/43246887/Who-Goes-There Who Goes There?]]'' by [[http://ristigger.deviantart.com/ RisTigger]]
49	* Recommended by {{@/mariic}}
50	* ''Status'': Dormant
51	* ''Synopsis'': What happens when a group of friends have an all night gaming session? Everyone's just there to have fun and roll some dice, but the GM has his own plans for how this game is going to end. Mac, a board gamer and odd man out, must try to keep the group together under extreme stress. What is the GM planning, and why doesn't anyone seem to know what this game is about? Who Goes There, the last game you will ever play.
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54	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29570244 Smoke Signals As a Cry For Help]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/gumsneaker/pseuds/gumsneaker gumsneaker]]
55	* Recommended by {{@/CantodInverno}}
56	* ''Status'': Complete
57	* ''Synopsis'': [=MacReady=], Nauls, Childs and Fuchs survive the Thing and have to face what they went through, while traveling through America to break the news of their mates' death to their loved ones.
58	* Tags: Post-Canon
59	* ''Comments'': this one-shot is centered around trauma, paranoia, grief and survivor's guilt in a respectful and true-to-life way, and it's an interesting exploration of what feelings the final survivors from horror movies would realistically go through.
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63	''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
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65	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/634555 The Love of Broken Biomasses]]''
66	* Recommended by Peryton
67	* ''Status'': Complete
68	* ''Pairings'': [[Film/{{Avatar}} Eywa]]/The Thing.
69	* ''Synopsis'': Eywa finds true love in the form of an assimilatory alien organism.
70	* Tags: Crackfic, Darkfic (it's humorous in tone, but it contains quite a lot of FridgeHorror and potentially terrifying descriptions), Yuri, MarsNeedsWomen
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