Confession: I am obsessed with bizarre, cult horror and sci-fi musicals. This can probably be traced back to having been born on a Friday the 13th in October (the spookiest month of the year). With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to explore some of the strange-but-infinitely-entertaining songs from these little cult shows. Below are ten of my favorite, utterly bizarre female selections from horror and sci-fi musicals. With shows like Little Shop of Horrors, Bat Boy, and The Addams Family now staples of community and professional theatres around the world, you might even find a good audition song or two in this post!

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1. “Jonny Don’t Go to the Nuclear Plant!” from Zombie Prom

Overview: 1950s high school student Toffee laments the death of her ex-boyfriend Jonny, who tragically threw himself headfirst into a nearby nuclear power plant.

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2. “Little Mary Sunshine” from Reefer Madness

Overview: The sweet and demure Mary Lane succumbs to the temptations of the dreaded marijuana, transforming her into a hyper-sexual dominatrix.

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3. “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons” from Evil Dead: The Musical

Overview: Annie recounts her various relationships with men over the years, all of which mysteriously ended in death and dismemberment.

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4. “Waiting for the Music to Begin” from The Witches of Eastwick

Overview: Jane and the demonic Daryl discuss music and have a wild cello/violin duet which culminates in an explosive musical [and actual] orgasm.

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5. “Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me” from The Rocky Horror Show

Overview: After discovering her fiancé Brad in bed with Frank, Janet Weiss decides to seduce the hunky-but-not-too-bright Rocky.

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6. “One Last Bop” from Eating Raoul

Overview: During a heated dispute, Mary Bland debates whether to kill her husband or her swarthy lover with a frying pan.

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7. “I Want More” from Lestat

Overview: Claudia, an orphan girl turned vampire, grows tired of her two overbearing male guardians and longs for fresh blood to indulge in.

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8. “The Last Man on Earth” from Zombies from the Beyond

Overview: The alien opera diva Zombina outlines her plans for world domination.

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9. “Why Are All These Heads Off?” from Lizzie

Overview: Three women wail an ominous punk rock tune about decapitated pigeons in this number from Lizzie, a musical about reputed ax murderer Lizzie Borden.

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10. “I Know” from Halloween Hullabaloo

Overview: An offbeat young woman inexplicably decides that the best way to woo her crush is to dress up as him for a Halloween party they are both attending.

– Kevin Michael Jones