FROZEN HELL

In 1938, acclaimed science fiction author John W. Campbell published the novella Who Goes There?, about a team of scientists in Antarctica who discover and are terrorized by a monstrous, shape-shifting alien entity. The story would later be adapted into John Carpenter's iconic movie The Thing (following an earlier film adaptation in 1951). The published novella was actually an abridged version of Campbell's original story, called Frozen Hell, which had to be shortened for publication. The Frozen Hell manuscript remained unknown and unpublished for decades, and it was only recently rediscovered. Frozen Hell expands the Thing story dramatically, giving vital backstory and context to an already incredible tale.

The publication of FROZEN HELL was financed with a Kickstarter campaign, and will include an introduction by Robert Silverberg, and a preface by Alec Nevala-Lee, who rediscovered the Frozen Hell manuscript while doing research for his upcoming book Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction (Dey Street Books).

The Thing story is continued in a new sequel by award-winning author John Gregory Betancourt, and will feature additional original stories by such authors as Alan Dean Foster, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Pamela Sargent, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, and many more.