2K views · 28 reactions | A politically subversive blend of horror and sci-fi, They Live is an underrated genre film from John Carpenter, a cult favorite for its regeneration of the cheap, juicy, surprisingly potent sci-fi of the 1950s, molded into the zeitgeist of the Rust Belt and Raegan-era consumerism. Tickets: www.lab111.nl/suggestions. Tonight at 21:30: LAB Suggestions: They Live (1988) | LAB 111 | Facebook

🧐 They Live (1988), directed by John Carpenter, is a science-fiction horror film that blends suspense with social commentary. The story follows John Nada, a drifter who discovers a pair of special sunglasses that reveal the hidden truth behind society. When he puts them on, the world changes: billboards, magazines, and advertisements display blunt messages like “OBEY” and “CONSUME,” and some people are exposed as alien beings disguised as humans. This unsettling concept turns everyday places in