Your Favourite Spooky Season Songs

[Guest]

What are some songs that always put you in the Halloween mood in October?

I love horror punk, so anything by AFI circa 2000 is a good choice. Choosing anything from All Hallow's EP is probably cheating, but I can't go the month without listening to "Totalimmortal" at least once.

[manpaint]

Not sure if those can be considered "songs" but I like listening to video game music that sounds somewhat Halloween-y.

My Halloween shrine has a list of music I like, so might be interested in checking it out:
https://manpaint.neocities.org/library/halloween.html

[cinni]

here's my list! 8-) it goes from songs about monsters to music that just puts me in a mood as it gets colder&darker @_@

1. the cramps - human fly

i love this song so much i even made an animation for it >:0
the mental image of a human fly is just so good lol

2. roky erickson - i walked with a zombie

self explanatory!

3. the misfits - saturday night

i could have put the monster mash, but this one has more sentimental value :p

4. man or astroman - invasion of the dragonmen

it's the invasion of the dragonmen!!

5. swell maps - big empty field

i had to stop myself from just putting the whole album, it's half instrumental songs and they are so perfectly moody..:^)

6. public image limited - banging the door

it was also hard to pick one song from this album but this one sets the tone :':wink:

7. funeral party - dream of embyro

best for last: it's a two song ep but ughhh if nothing else THIS is the perfect spoopy weather listening AND it has the best album cover

honorable mention: the rocky horror picture show soundtrack, because there's a live show every halloween in my city and it's a right of passage

[Zusk]

A classic for me.  

[sig]

I got a few good ones:

First of all, The Boys Are Back In Town (To Kill You) by JerryTerry, forever making me trip up when I hear the original song

Then, continuing the saga of The Boys who may or may not be on their way to kill you, Kiss Me (Kill Me). Really loved the first one but I think I might actually prefer this one!

And unrelated to the two above, the entirety of Spirit Phone by Lemon Demon: not necessarily a "Halloween" album but it's got the spooks and I listened to it on repeat in October 2020 so you know, it's got the Halloween baggage on my end.

Enjoy!

[Guest]

Then, continuing the saga of The Boys who may or may not be on their way to kill you, Kiss Me (Kill Me). Really loved the first one but I think I might actually prefer this one!

I love this! It has a very Hellraiser-ish vibe to it, which scratched the itch left by the latest film which I can't watch because we don't get Hulu in Canada.

[Guest]

A classic for me.  

B R A I N S !

[Melooon]

A few gems I heard on the radio today!  
Also OMG Cinnis list is too cool

Janie Jones - Witches Brew

The Residents - Laughing Song

ScribbleMonster - A Monster Goes Rrraargh!

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Ain't No Party Like Halloween

Dennis Morgan - Pumpkin Head Harvey

[Deckade (Tolo)]

Ghosts n stuff is a halloween song and i will die on this hill

Wish i was at the right age to experience those late 2000s early 2010s halloween parties though

[Guest]

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - Ain't No Party Like Halloween

I love this one! It reminds me of the excellent Pumpkin Hill theme from Sonic Adventure 2, which is another great pick for this thread.

[Oppositekeith]

while not intended for halloween these songs sound grim and insane in a claustrophobic kind of way. love it

[dotmidi]

yooo i love black midi!!
my favorite song for spooky season is spellbound by siouxsie

[levya]

(reviving this thread for this year's spooky season 'cause I love finding new songs to listen to hehe)
I have a looong playlist on my halloween event page, but I'd say my top three spooky songs are:

heads will roll by yeah yeah yeahs

no one lives forever by oingo boingo

living dead girl by rob zombie

[Tiffany]

Anything from a Nightmare Before Christmas, My Girlfriend is a Witch by October Country, and It's Terror Time Again from the Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.

[MrsMoe]

I'm actually so surprised that no one's brought up Thriller by Michael Jackson ye 

But other than that, I will always associate Halloween with Season of the Witch by Donovan and Spooky Scary Skellingtons. The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite animated film, so this time of year is a good excuse to listen to the soundtrack on repeat.