https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2021/03/31/the-thing-1982-review
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787
https://thething.fandom.com/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)
In contrast, E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial wasn't about a dangerous monstrous creature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial#Plot
Night_Skies could have been an ET monster movie, but it was never made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Skies#Origin_of_E.T.
Of course there was the, Taken_(miniseries) and War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film).
More of the Friendly ET.
https://paranormal-intersection.blogspot.com/search?q=Starman+and+K-PAX
