10 Sci-Fi Movie Endings No One Understands

Poor Tobe Hooper.

The horror genius behind The Texas Chainsaw Massacre created what is undeniably the most intense horror film in cinema history with his 1974 mega hit. However, in the decades since he never really reached the same staggering heights artistically, with a string of interesting but flawed films following his initial blockbuster success.

Case in point, 1985’s sci-fi vampire horror Lifeforce has a killer premise which soon becomes drowned in overly complex plotting. The movie follows a set of scientists as they attempt to study a trio of astronauts who appear to have transformed into space vampires, a conceit with plenty of potential provided it doesn't become needlessly convoluted.

The film's problem is epitomized by its bizarre ending, one which remains a point of contention for sci-fi and horror fans alike.

So, one of our heroes was a space vampire the whole time, unbeknownst to himself, due to a hitherto-unmentioned psychic bond?

And said space vampires arrive and leave Earth based on the passing of Haley’s comet?

And they simply transform (our hero included) into a vanishing column of energy to disappear at the end?

Of course, what could have been clearer? And here this one seemed confusing for a minute.