Cool Art: They Live and An American Werewolf In London

John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ is a truly unique film. It feels like nothing else. The film definitely has something to say, but the decision to say it with Roddy Piper, magic sunglasses, and a 45 minute fight scene is genius. In the film ‘They’ are depicted as being the business elite, the upper-class, the 1% running the show while us humans carry on completely oblivious to their control. It seemed like a perfect fit to capture that vibe by aping 80s business fashion adverts. Carpenter has a knack for making films that are supremely entertaining. He’s one of the greats. For those that celebrate his back catalogue like I do, check out the book titles on the shelf for some fun references.

– Florey

I vividly remember watching American Werewolf in London, I was 11 at the time, I didn’t sleep for the rest of the week, convinced a werewolf would crash through my window (despite the lack of full moon), so thank you Rick Baker, you deserved that Oscar. I still can’t travel on the London Underground without thinking of this film, it was a pleasure to be asked by Vice Press to work on this poster.

– Chris Thornley/ Raid71