No Halloween bash is complete without a carefully compiled set of tunes. Create a killer playlist with the scariest songs out there.
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1. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
Like, duh.
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2. Lady Gaga, "Monster"
For Gaga, real devils and demons are nothing as scary as being helplessly attracted to a human monster — as she documents here. -
3. Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) the Reaper"
The Will Ferrell “More Cowbell” “SNL” sketch made this BOC single comedy fodder, but this is the season to forget about that and remember what a spine-chilling song it really is. -
4. Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer"
The moment Tina Weymouth’s eerie intro bass line starts up, the hairs on the back of your neck will stand up — and stay that way. -
5. Rockwell, "Somebody's Watching Me"
A one-hit wonder from 1984, but Rockwell’s paranoid synth-pop jam is spooky enough to ensure it gets played at least once a year.
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6. The Specials, "Ghost Town"
It’s a song that’s actually about urban decay in 1980s England, but the Specials made “Ghost Town” sound like a four-minute horror film. -
7. Metallica, "Enter Sandman"
Right from the famous opening riff, you know that evil is afoot in this metal anthem that turns sweet dreams into freakish nightmares. -
8. Kanye West, "Monster" feat. Jay Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj
Yeezy and his crew do their all-star, scary-movie soundtrack, although we all know that the real monster here is Kanye’s terrifying ego. -
9. The Cramps, "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"
The unhinged New York rock ’n’ roll duo frequently freaked people out just by the way they looked, but with singer Lux Interior’s creepy howls on this song, they really outdid themselves. -
10. Alice Cooper, "Keepin' Halloween Alive"
The king of horror-rock has many blood-curdling classics, but in 2011, he put out this rocking tribute to the scariest of all seasons.