In fine marketing tradition a few days ago we had the first poster for the prequel to The Thing, confusedly called The Thing, and now there’s the first trailer for Matthijs van Heijningen Jr directed film.

It is the same as the leaked trailer which found its way onto the internet last year and it’s a great return to the world of Carpenter’s film, which incidentally holds up magnificently today, and this prequel looks to have captured the isoparanoia* perfectly.

Flamethrowers, beards and furry collars – sign me up. This one lands in October.

MSN Movies had it first, here’s your trailer.

Video: ‘The Thing’ Movie Trailer

*this is a word.