“The Thing” is my favorite horror movie of all time. So much of the DNA is in the DNA of “Cabin” in terms of not just the elegance and the elegance of shooting and the elegance of storytelling that Carpenter showed but also just the way he took a very high concept and made it socially relevant, which he always does, and which all great horror films do. But it's very apparent from the beginning of “The Thing” that this is about who we are as ... more 

“The Thing” is my favorite horror movie of all time. So much of the DNA is in the DNA of “Cabin” in terms of not just the elegance and the elegance of shooting and the elegance of storytelling that Carpenter showed but also just the way he took a very high concept and made it socially relevant, which he always does, and which all great horror films do. But it's very apparent from the beginning of “The Thing” that this is about who we are as people, not just telling a good horror movie. So it was the single most important influence on this movie. less