Who Goes There?

John W. Campbell, Jr.
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Who Goes There?

DrNefario
12/19/2016
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It's nice to finally read this foundational work of the genre. I feel the John Carpenter film is still the best version - getting a better sense of paranoia and isolation - but most of the key elements still come from Campbell.

It's a simple but evocative idea - being trapped in a small base with shape-shifting aliens, not knowing if people are who they seem to be - and I think that's why it has continued to echo down the generations. Well worth a read, even if the execution is a bit pedestrian.