Essays about: "John W. Campbell"

Found 1 essay containing the words John W. Campbell.

  1. 1. The Uncanny Thing : Paranoia and Claustrophobia in The Thing and “Who Goes There?”

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Jonatan Söderström; [2016]
    Keywords : Paranoia; Claustrophobia; The Thing; “Who Goes There?”; Adaptation; John W. Campbell; John Carpenter; Horror; Science Fiction; Cinema;

    Abstract : This essay examines the themes of paranoia and claustrophobia as elements of horror in John Campbell’s novella “Who Goes There?” (1938) and John Carpenter’s film-adaptation of said novella, called The Thing (1982). The novella and the film utilize the lack of trust and reliability in between the characters as elements of fear as well as supernatural elements in the form of a monster. READ MORE