"Who Goes There?" The novella that formed the basis of "The thing" Is the john w. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien. The creature ..."Who Goes There?" The novella that formed the basis of "The thing" Is the john w. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien. The creature revives with terrifying results, shape-shifting to assume the exact form of animal and man, alike.