The Thing II: The Blob of Crescent Pines (1986)

The Thing II: The Blob of Crescent Pines is a 1986 American science fiction horror film co-written and directed by John Carpenter. A follow up to the 1982 film, it stars Kurt Russel, Kevin Dillon, Wilford Brimley, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark. The plot follows an the organism from the 1982 film that appears in the small town of Crescent Pines, Virginia, and MacReady needs to go there and stop it from massacring more.

Filmed in Clinton, Arkansas, The Thing II: The Blob of Crescent Pines was theatrically released in October 1986 by Universal Pictures and grossed $11 million against its budget of approximately $8 milliion. Though it received a negative response from critics, the film has since accrued a cult following. The Thing II was followed up by The Thing III: Mediterranean Terror in 1989, IV: School's Out in 1995, V: European Outbreak in 1998 and VI: Endgame in 2007.

Plot
4 years after the events of The Thing, R.J. MacReady and Childs arrive.