User blog comment:DBD Abyss/Call of Duty: Ghosts Nemesis DLC coming to Xbox Live August 5th/@comment-86.153.220.14-20140801203846/@comment-1913529-20140802163832

@Cubuff37 - It's not The Thing, cuz it would have to have a physical form, and it uses tentacles to grab, penetrate, and kill its victims, then transforms into them as a host before it moves on to another target. And once it gets a new target alone, then reveals its true alien form before consuming the victim.

Let's just say it's a supernatural entity that only appears during heavy blizzards, and it's shapeless form with glowing red eyes just makes it horrifying to those who fall victim to it.