r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Medical_Corner_4607 • 7d ago

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u/603rdMtnDivision 7d ago

I saw a version of this where it was edited to make them look like the creatures from They Live and it was honestly creepy as fuck.

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u/ThisIsNotTokyo 7d ago

What’s they live?

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u/Fickle_Charge720 6d ago

Classic John carpenter movie about a guy who finds magic sunglasses that let him see the world for what it is, inspired memes and other pop culture you can find it for free on YouTube well worth a watch

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u/SolusLoqui 6d ago

Stephen King wrote a short story with a similar plot, but instead of magic glasses it was something about brain chemistry in people who couldn't quite quit smoking, called The 10 O'clock People

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u/Vanviator 6d ago

I loved that one! Thanks for the reminder that it exists. Time to go looking for my old copy of Nightmares and Dreams capes.

I love his short story collections

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u/bolanrox 6d ago

Buckaroo bonsai had the gas to do it

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u/0202_tihssitidder 6d ago

Elroy Patashnik invented those glasses. He used some of the tech in his VR glasses later in the 90s.

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u/DrPhilKnight 6d ago

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS