A scene from Lifeforce.
Above: A zombie awakes in Lifeforce

What did I just watch? Movies beyond the Netflix queue

A wax figure of a woman on a rack.

House of Wax (1953)

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In an age before insurance fraud investigations, a vengeful sculptor takes matters into his own hands.
Gwendoline is being sold

Gwendoline (1984)

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She’s sorry she can’t come to the phone, she’s a little tied up right now.
A very creepy wind-up toy drummer bunny with human-like eyes.

Caveat (2020)

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There has got to be a catch, he says, but goes ahead anyway.
The fish-faced monster that is the Horror of Party Beach

Horror of Party Beach (1964)

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Monsters made of fish and hot dogs terrorize a Connecticut beach.
Sandahl Bergman on horseback, pointing off into the distance.

She (1985)

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A post-apocalyptic goddess-queen teams up with Tom, Dick, and Harri to form the first antifa squad of the post-Cancellation era.
Zombie hands in silhoutte against a glass door

What We Become (2015)

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When the zombie apocalypse comes, the best defense turns out to be a house-sized garbage bag.
Delly and Harry looking out at the ocean.

Night Moves (1975)

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A private investigator gets distracted by his own life drama while trying to track down a runaway.
Farrah Fawcett pulling a nude Kirk Douglas's hair as he attacks someone out of frame

Saturn 3 (1980)

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Love and revenge amongst some of the best designed corrodors in science fiction cinema history.
Pamela Gidley as the gynoid Cherry

Cherry 2000 (1987)

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A hunt for a sex-bot blooms into romance between the client and the contractor.
The two captains take a drink

Ghost Ship (2002)

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A salvage crew boards a derelict luxury liner and has the nerve to be surprised by ghosts.
Mathilda May with bare shoulders and a smirk

Lifeforce (1985)

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Straight men see a naked lady and lose the sum total of their shit.
Elvira reclines on her couch

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

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Teens help a delusional woman maintain her sense of self-worth by keeping her company while renovating her ruined manse.
Still from the movie

The Cheap Detective (1978)

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Lou has to solve his partner’s murder while various femme fatales fling themselves at him.
Henry addresses his gym class.

What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)

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A cradle-robbing gym teacher is accused of brutal sex-murders at a Catholic girl’s school.
A horse-drawn streetcar surrounded by automobiles in New York

Speedy (1928)

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“Pops” wants a fair price for his obsolete streetcar route. Can his daughter’s boyfriend stop goofing off long enough to help out?
Giant bunnies attack a ranch.

Night of the Lepus (1972)

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It’s wabbit season. This time the wabbits are the hunters.
The silhouette of a tingler on a movie screen

The Tingler (1959)

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Scientific obsession and family drama align in the breathtaking cinema of back-breaking terror!
A giant black widow climbs a school bus

Ice Spiders (2007)

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Arachnids take a ski vacation and a bunch of speciesist primates freak out.
The Katakuris, looking happy

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

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Guests at a rural B&B discover they can check out any time they like, but they can never leave.
A face obscured by a fist holding a staring eyeball

The Night Walker (1964)

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Irene has such bad luck with men even the ones she dreams about are manipulative jerks.
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