It’s almost time to break out the costumes, candy, and party food, people! It’s also time to make sure you have the right tunes to set the mood for your Halloween party. I’ve put together a list of songs that remind me of my favorite holiday – from movie themes to monster titles to straight Halloween songs. I hope this helps you set the mood.
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash
Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band or Sugar Ray
Addams Family Groove – Mc Hammer
Bad Moon Rising – Credence Clearwater Revival
Bad Things – Jace Everett
Beetle Juice theme – Danny Elfman
Black Magic Woman – Fleetwood Mac
Burn the Witch – Queens of the Stone Age
Creep – Radiohead
Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo
The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
Disturbia- Rihanna
Dragula – Rob Zombie
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Feed My Frankenstein – Alice Cooper
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
Halloween (Michael Myers ) theme – John Carpenter
Halloween – The Misfits
Halloweenhead – Ryan Adams
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Hotel California – Eagles
Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys
Hush, Hush, Hush Here Comes the Bogeyman – Henry Hall
I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
I’m Your Boogie Man – KC and the Sunshine Band
Jeepers Creepers – Louis Armstrong
Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie
Love Potion NO. 9 – The Searchers
Monster – Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj)
Monster Mash – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
People Are Strange – The Doors
Pet Sematary – Ramones
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
Red Right Hand – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Runnin’ with the Devil – Van Halen
Season of the Witch – Donovan
She Blinded Me wits Science – Thomas Dolby
Sleepy Hollow theme – Danny Elfman
Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Marilyn Manson or Eurythmics
Tales from the Crypt theme – Danny Elfman
This Is Halloween – Danny Elfman (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Time Warp – Little Nell (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Trick or Treat – Otis Redding
Tubular Bells Part 1 – Mike Oldfield (The Exorcist)
Walk Like a Zombie – Horrorpops
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
When the Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash
Who Do You Voodoo, Bitch – Sam B (Dead Island soundtrack)
Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
Witchy Woman – Eagles
Zombie – The Cranberries