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The Things from Another World

Created by John Betancourt

The backstory of the Things and the future of humanity within a galaxy-wide conflict dating back millions of years.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Some new things for you
12 months ago – Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 05:59:02 PM

Hope you had a great week. We have some exciting Thing news for you.

You can review the book here 

 
The legendary director of The Thing, John Carpenter, has just received his well-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California.

 
 
Also, I have been given permission to show you some of the art from John Gregory Betancourt's new Thing story, appearing in the anthology Hearts of the Abyss, which you can still pick up here

Hope you have a great weekend!

Evelyn 

Things in the wild
about 1 year ago – Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 04:53:40 PM

We love seeing our books out in the wild, so if you feel like posting pictures of your copy, be sure to tag your posts #WildsidePress so we can find them!

This is a great photo of the red cover in the wild

If you want to read more Things, be sure to check out our new anthology, Hearts of the Abyss. It features a brand new Thing story by John Gregory Betancourt, alongside other award-winning and critically acclaimed authors such as David Gerrold (Star Trek, The Twilight Zone), Kevin J. Anderson (Star Wars, X-Files, Dune), and John Shirley (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Crow). If you enjoy stories of sci-fi, romance, and horror be sure to check it out. Hearts of the Abyss is currently available on Kickstarter, with only a few days left to pick it up 

Kickstarter.com/tales-of-monster-love



We hope you have a great week!

One more thing
over 1 year ago – Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 07:14:43 PM

Hello everyone
 
 People have been receiving the last of their books, and if you are enjoying yours feel free to post a photo and tell us your favorite part of the story.Remember to use the hashtag #wildsidepress
 
Also, some exciting news! Our next project is now live. Hearts of the Abyss: Tales of Monster Loveis an anthology of thrilling tales of romance and the supernatural by a team of incredibly talented award-winning and critically acclaimed authors. We hope you'll check it out. We know you're going to love our new anthology.
 

This Thing is done for now......
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 05, 2024 at 07:12:54 AM

This Thing is done for now......

 
We hope you are doing well and had a great November. 

 

The last of the books are being sent out and should arrive soon.

If you have any questions, message us here.
 

We really hope you love this book

You can now review the book here on Goodreads 

If you missed out on any books from the campaign you can always pick them up here
 
The cover art original has a new home.

Art by Bob Eggleton 

 
With everything finished, we are looking forward to our next project that we can't wait to show you. It features some of the best writing talent in the world and we know you are going to love it. More details to come next week, but in the meantime you are the first people to see the cover, which should give you a hint as to what the anthology is about

You are the first to see this cover!

 

Thank you for all your support. Without you we would not be able to make these books for you to enjoy.

 
Evelyn 

 
 

Leatherbound copies are arriving next week!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 10:55:57 AM

Good news -- the specialty hardcover bindery will be finished with the leatherbound copies this week and has them scheduled to ship to us on Nov. 4 -- so the end of the campaign is approaching. Thank you all for your support and patience. The plan is to have everything wrapped up by the end of November.

A few odds and ends:

REMINDER: You can check the statue of your rewards at backerkit.com at any time. If your entry is marked FULFILLED, we think you have received everything. If you believe there is an error, check to see what you actually requested. (You'd be amazed how many people misremember what they requested.)

If you backed for one of the leatherbound copies. remember that we do NOT have them yet, have NOT shipped them, and will NOT be able to ship them until after they arrive. 

I know I promised to have a new epub version of The Things from Another World, and it will be finished this week. My fault. I keep not getting to it (there's a lot going on, and it's always more pressing than putting a new cover on an existing ebook!)

One person received a hardcover Things with a damaged dust jacket -- I now have a replacement dust jacket for you, but I can't find the original message. Please send me a private message or email me at wildsidepress (at) yahoo (dot) com and I'll get the replacement off to you.

THANK YOU ALL! Have a happy Halloween, and remember to rewatch The Thing!

John