A group of scientists. An object buried under the ice. A terrifying fight for survival. When a group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica, stumble across an alien spaceship buried in the ice it seems like an incredible opportunity. As they transport the alien corpse back to camp several scientists begin to experience vivid and unsettling dreams. Their fears are dismissed... but their nightmare is only beginning. This terrifying novella, included here with other short stories by Campbell, has been the subject of three Hollywood film adaptations, including John Carpenter's THE THING.