![]() A perennial favorite, “Monster Mash” still persuades the dead to cut some rug, especially now with a new remix.Ĭlick to load video 29: Dead Kennedys: Halloween Novelty songs don’t get any better than “ Monster Mash.” With its rattling chains, bubbling cauldrons, and Boris Karloff-mimicking vocal, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in time for 1962’s Halloween. What better way is there to spend Halloween than with a classic horror movie such as 1973’s The Exorcist? This terrifying tale of demonic possession is still cited as one of the greatest examples of its genre, and it’s synonymous with Mike Oldfield’s eerie “Tubular Bells Theme.” 43: Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett: Monster Mash This surprisingly wasn’t ever a single, probably because “Hey Ya” was too hard an act to follow. ![]() Will true love win the day? Probably, since she claims she makes great peanut butter sandwiches. Here’s a good-natured update of the sexual paranoia theme: Andre 3000 plays a vampire who isn’t scared of anything, except a cute female vampire played by Kelis. Rihanna’s chorus makes this Eminem hip-hop chart-topper an excellent addition to any Halloween song playlist: “I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed/Get along with the voices inside of my head/You’re tryin’ to save me, stop holding your breath/And you think I’m crazy, yeah, you think I’m crazy.”Ĭlick to load video 45: Outkast feat. No Halloween songs playlist would be complete without Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell On You” It’s been covered countless times, but nothing beats the original, with Jay’s incredible vocal delivery. 57: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put a Spell On You Good luck getting to sleep after listening to this truly scary song. Want to see demons in your sleep? This magnum opus from Throbbing Gristle has barely-there vocals with only a crying synth for accompaniment. (“Careful With That Axe, Eugene,” anyone?) The guitar riffs on “Sheep” are the thing that makes this tune so frightening, with the instrument mimicking frightened sheep at various points. Pink Floyd are often marked out as psychedelic stoners, but they had a few scary songs to their name. ![]() Margo Price Announces New Album ‘Strays II,’ Shares Three New Songs. ![]() ![]()
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