Our Story:

For our cast and crew, John Carpenter's The Thing was a seminal event in our lives. Considered to be among the best horror films ever made, The Thing is a timeless story of the way paranoia and mistrust can tear apart a community. The Thing is as important now as it was when it was released 43 years ago. Our team has set about creating a new story to tell within this world Carpenter built, albeit with our own satire and comedic edge. 

Synopsis: Therapists working at a remote research station in Antarctica must use unconventional methods to uncover an alien hiding among them

Our Goal: Our project was 100% self-funded, and made as a pure labor of love for the property. Our film is currently 85% complete on the production side, and 60% complete on post-production. Our hope is that, by the end of December, we will back on set completing what might be our greatest, and most fun, short film yet. Still, it takes a village. Our crowdfunding goal is rooted in providing you, the audience, with the best possible experience. We are crowdfunding for our completion budget which involves editing, visual effects, practical effects, composing work, and sound design. 

What your generous donations will go towards:

- Completion of the VFX budget, plus any additional work to be done.

- Creating new and unique practical FX, to elevate the horror and paranoia.

- Sound design, to bring out the true dread, isolation, and deep black humor of our short.

- Composing work to create that unique Carpenter feel. 

- A donation towards potential future projects. 

Note: 100% of the proceeds from this crowdfund go towards the film to create the ultimate experience.

Our Heroes: That would be you! It can be, with your help, that we are able to complete our short for the world to see. Any donation helping us towards our goal would be a gamechanger for us small independent entities. Great art is pushed along by every day people, and we believe that we are crafting an experience that everyone can enjoy. 

Our Players: 

The incredibly talented cast bringing our vision to life:

Lane Compton

Credits: Mafia 3 (John Donovan), The Second Coming of John Cooper (John Cooper), NCIS (Trevor Barth). 

Henry Frost III

Credits: Detroit (George), Knightmare (Harvey Dent), The Oroville. 

William Castrogiovanni: 

Credits: Wild West Chronicles (Edward Cope), Rot (Taylor), True Nightmares.

Jon Huck:

Credits: Superstore (Dean), Bellflower (John Huck), Scare Tactics.

Dion Earl: 

Credits: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Umbrella Wrangler), Genius (W.T.), Don't Worry, He Wont Get Far on Foot.

Angel Orlando: 

Credits: The Box (Wayne Kaufman), How to be Emo (Sange), Lucid (The Darkman). 

Mr. Friendly:

Credits: They go without saying. 

Our Creators:

Brennan Reed (Writer/Director)

An award winning writer/director, Brennan Reed has shown films at Telluride Horror Show, Burbank International, Six Feet Under Horror Film Fest, Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Fest, etc. His credits include: The Box, How to be Emo, and American Pastime. In his day to day life, he is a teacher. 

Angel Orlando (Producer/Actor)

A next level producer, Angel Orlando has been a producer and VFX supervisor on James Cameron's Avatar series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Panther, Men in Black 3, Star Wars: Zero Company. 

Dan Rebert (Practical Effects)

Dan Rebert is an icon in the practical FX community. His credits include: Slither, Terminator 2, True Blood,  and Six Feet Under. 

Clifford Horn (Director of Photography)

A master with camera and lighting, Clifford Horn has worked on Marcell the Shell with Shoes on, Okeechobee, and The Box. 

Benjamin Liu (VFX)

A highly regarded VFX artist responsible for visual effects in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, A Good Day to Die Hard, The Callisto Protocol, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Sinister, and Hawaii Five-O. 

In Short:

Our sincerest thanks for your donations to help our vison come to life for your enjoyment. Any small bit helps, and is greatly, greatly appreciated. All our love and thanks from our team to you!