We’re in the middle of October, the month of Halloween, and the scariest new DVD release this week is The Zookeeper. But no one’s seriously planning on renting that film, are they? That leaves possible drinking games for Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (and honestly, what third grader is going to try that?) or The Tree of Life, and a drinking game for that would get me into more trouble than my review did.

So considering it’s the month for scares, and the remake/prequel/reboot/reimagining of The Thing comes out at the end of this week, plenty of folks are revisiting John Carpenter’s 1982 classic. So pour your Jim Beam into your Chess Wizard computer and crack open a Coors. It’s time to go drunk retro with this film, available on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Instant.

And now, to cover our butts… This game is only for people over the age of 21. Please drink responsibly, and don’t split up once you figure out who isn’t the Thing.

TAKE A DRINK WHEN…

• Someone dies
• Someone fires a gun
• The Thing transforms
• Something catches on fire

TAKE A DRINK WHEN YOU SEE…

• An explosion
• A computer or television screen
• An homage to Howard Hawks’s 1951 film
• A recognizable human body part in the Thing

TAKE A DRINK WHEN SOMEONE SAYS…

• “Mac”
• “Windows”
• “Thing” or “Things”
• “Norwegian” or “Norwegians”

CHUG YOUR DRINK WHEN…

• Childs says “voodoo bullshit”

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