10 Movie Secrets They'll Never Tell You

10. Who Is Infected At The End? - The Thing

John Carpenter's sci-fi horror classic The Thing concludes with one of the most tantalising and oft-debated endings in cinema history, as the Antarctic research station burns down while remaining survivors MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Childs (Keith David) slowly freeze to death, with neither sure which one of them is infected by the Thing.

One of several prominent theories was posited by the film's cinematographer, Dean Cundey, who suggested than an "eye gleam" is visible in individuals infected by the Thing, and as Childs has this gleam in the final scene, he must be the Thing.

But in a recent interview with ComicBook.com, the ever-irreverent Carpenter said that Cundey was "full of s**t," and that he himself is the only person who knows for sure which of the two is infected.

When prodded to verbalise the answer, Carpenter refused, saying that he "cannot tell," presumably preferring to keep the iconic ending steeped in ambiguity forever more. And honestly, who can blame him?