Great Halloween Playlist Featuring 240 Songs

With summer drawing to a close, the kids heading back to school, and the long Labor Day weekend in sight, many of us look forward to the final getaway weekend of the summer. For some, it’s heading out to the beach for a day surfing, or maybe to the lake for boating, possibly to the river for fishing, still others to the mountain forests for camping. Maybe your weekend is closer to home for a BBQ in the backyard with family and friends or even to the stadium to enjoy a tailgate party before the game. Whatever your pleasure, it seems probable that the next likely day or event you may think about, other than maybe something so insignificant as a family member’s birthday or anniversary (ha ha), is Halloween. In recent years, it looks like there is more fanfare about the grand event with many people really get caught up in the spirit. It has become a tradition for many to turn their house and/or yard into Hell’s Resort, the “lively” Haunted Cemetery  or a replica of the fabled Transylvania from folklore or movie fame. So here you will find a mass compilation of songs and music that fit the occasion for your mp3 sound system or playlist to get things moving. Some of the songs here are obvious while others are not. Majority of the songs featured here represent the subject matter of various haunting themes (ghosts, goblins, witches, skeletons, werewolves, zombies, demons, Dracula, the Devil himself, hell, haunted houses, graveyards, full moons, evil creatures, etc). A number of these come from various movies and television shows. Others are simply the eerie and spooky sound effects or instrumentals. There are even those that were never really meant to be associated with Halloween yet have similar trademarks that reflect with the night’s theme. There are a few revered cult favorite music icons out there whom you can associate most of their music with “fright night” (ie… Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, The Misfits, King Diamond). Variety abounds … there are the novelty songs, easy going kid’s favorites, mild-mannered oldies, classical masterpieces that go back as much as 300 years, instrumental pieces, movie soundtracks, classic rock, modern rock, alternative, classic country, blues, punk, new wave, thrash metal, etc.) And to keep those Death Metal, Speed Metal or Thrash Metal fans satisfied, a number of their stuff is included here as well – since looking for hardcore sounds associate the night with the “3 M’s” – mayhem, murder and madness. There truly is something here for every taste in music and as well as every type of party atmosphere. Happy Hauntings!

1. Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
2. Addam’s Family Theme – TV Theme Song
3. Addam’s Groove – MC Hammer
4. All Hallow’s Eve – Manheim Steamroller
5. All You Zombies – Hooters
6. American Witch – Rob Zombie
7. Astro Zombies – The Misfits
8. At The Graves – King Diamond
9. Attack of The Fifty Foot Woman – The Tubes
10. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. Bark At The Moon – Ozzy Osbourne
12. Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
13. Battle of Evermore – Led Zeppelin
14. Be Quick Or Be Dead – Iron Maiden
15. Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
16. Bewitched Theme – TV Theme Song
17. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered – Frank Sinatra (from the film Pal Joey)
18. Bigfoot – Bro Smith
19. Black #1 (Little Miss Scare-All) – Type-O Negative
20. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
21. Black Magic Woman – Santana
22. Blair Witch Theme – Movie soundtrack
23. The Blob – Five Blobs
24. Bodies – Drowning Pool
25. The Boogie Man Is Outside – John Carpenter (from the Halloween movie series)
26. The Boogie Monster – Gnarls Barkley
27. Boris The Spider – The Who
28. Burn The Witch – Queens of The Stone Age
29. Castin’ My Spell – Johnny Otis
30. Cemetary Gates – Pantera
31. Children of The Grave – Black Sabbath
32. Clap For The Wolfman – Guess Who
33. Crazy In The Night – Kim Carnes
34. The Creature – Buchanan & Goodman (novelty classic)
35. Creature Features Theme – TV Theme Song
36. Creature From The Black Lagoon – Dave Edmunds
37. Creeping Death – Metallica
38. Cryptorchild – Marilyn Manson
39. Dark Shadows Theme – From The TV Series
40. Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo
41. Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley
42. Devil Inside – INXS
43. Devil Town – Bright Eyes
44. Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
45. Devil With A Blue Dress On – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
46. Devil Woman – Cliff Richard
47. Devil’s Child – Judas Priest
48. Devil’s Den – Clarence Brewer
49. Die Die My Darling – The Misfits
50. Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead – The Fifth Estate (from The Wizard of Oz)
51. Dinner With Drac – John Zacherle
52. Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en – North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative” (NAHPI)
53. Don’t Fear The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
54. Dracula – Gorillaz
55. Dracula (Main Title & Storm Sequence) – Movie Theme
56. Dragula – Rob Zombie
57. Du Hast – Rammstein
58. Every Day Is Halloween – Ministry
59. Evil Ways – Santana
60. Evil Woman – Electric Light Orchestra
61. Eye of The Witch – King Diamond
62. The Family Ghost – King Diamond
63. Fear of The Dark – Iron Maiden
64. Fire – Crazy World of Arthur Brown
65. The Flying Dutchman – Manheim Steamroller (a classical piece by Wagner)
66. Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group
67. Frankenstein of ‘59 – Buchanan & Goodman (50’s novelty classic)
68. Frankenstein Returns – Buchanan & Goodman (50’s novelty classic)
69. Frankenstein’s Den – Hollywood Flames
70. Friday The 13th – Movie Theme
71. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding – Elton John
72. Funeral March of A Marionette – Alfred Hitchcock Theme (a classical piece by Gounod)
73. Funeral March of The Marionettes – Manheim Steamroller (a classical piece by Gounod)
74. Fur Elise – Beethoven (used in the annual TV special – Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown)
75. The Ghost In You – Psychedelic Furs
76. The Ghost of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen
77. The Ghost of Tom Joad – Rage Against The Machine
78. The Ghost of You – My Chemical Romance
79. Ghost Riders In The Sky – Johnny Cash
80. Ghost Riders In The Sky – Outlaws
81. Ghost Riders In The Sky – Ramrods
82. Ghost Town – Specials
83. Ghost Train – Elvis Costello
84. The Ghosts Around You – Longwave
85. Ghostbusters (from the movie) – Ray Parker Jr.
86. Ghoul’s Night Out – The Misfits
87. Go To Hell – Alice Cooper
88. Graveyard Blues – Clarence Brewer
89. Groovy Ghost Show – Casper
90. H – A – Double L – O – W – Double E – N Spells Halloween – Wade Denning & Kay Lande (classic kid’s song from 1969)
91. Hall of The Mountain King – Manheim Steamroller (a classic piece by Grieg)
92. Halloween – Dave Matthews Band
93. Halloween – Dead Kennedys
94. Halloween – The Misfits
95. Halloween – King Diamond
96. Halloween – Dream Syndicate
97. Halloween – Helloween
98. Halloween Americana – Everclear
99. Halloween Blues – Clarence Brewer
100. Halloween Dance – Reverend Horton Heat
101. Halloween Head – Ryan Adams
102. Halloween On The Barbary Coast – Flaming Lips
103. Halloween Parade – Lou Reed
104. Halloween Theme – John Carpenter’s Classic Movie Theme
105. Haunted House – BB King
106. Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
107. Haunted Mansion On The Hill – San Sebastian Strings
108. He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) – Alice Cooper (Theme from Friday The 13th – Part 6 – Jason Lives)
109. Hell (D-A-M-N-A-T-I-O-N) – Squirrel Nut Zippers
110. Hellraiser – Motorhead
111. Hells Bells – AC/DC
112. Highway To Hell – AC/DC
113. Hotel California – Eagles
114. House of A 1000 Corpses – Rob Zombie
115. Hunting For Witches – Bloc Party
116. I Love The Dead – Alice Cooper
117. I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
118. I Put A Spell On You – Creedence Clearwater Revival
119. I Put A Spell On You – Marilyn Manson
120. I See Monsters – Ryan Adams
121. I Want My Baby Back – Jimmy Cross (Dr. Demento novelty classic)
122. I Was A Teenage Werewolf – The Cramps
123. I’m Your Boogie Man – KC & The Sunshine Band
     
124. I’m Your Boogieman – White Zombie
125. In The Shadows – The Stranglers
126. Iron Man – Black Sabbath
127. It’s Halloween – The Shaggs
128. Jack-O-Lantern Blues – Big Jeff
129. Jaws Theme (From The Movie) – John Williams
130. The Killing Jar – Siouxie & The Banshees
131. The Killing Moon – Echo & The Bunnymen
132. Legend of Wooley Swamp – Charlie Daniels Band
133. Lil’ Devil – The Cult
134. Lil’ Red Riding Hood – Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
135. Little Ghost – The White Stripes
136. Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie
137. The Lords of Salem – Rob Zombie
138. Love Potion Number Nine – The Clovers
139. Love Potion Number Nine – The Searchers
140. Lucifer – Alan Parsons Project
141. Luciferama (live) – Alan Parsons Project
142. Lullaby – The Cure
143. Maneater – Hall & Oates
144. Marie Laveau – Bobby Bare
145. The Martian Boogie – Brownsville Station
146. Martian Hop – Ran-Dells
147. Monster Boogie – Laurie Berkner
148. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
149. Monster Mash – The Misfits
150. Monster’s Holiday – Bobby Boris Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
151. Monster’s Holiday – Buck Owens
152. The Mummy – Bob McFadden & Dor
153. The Munster’s Theme – TV Theme Song
154. Natural Ghost – Ryan Adams
155. Nature Trail To Hell – Weird Al Yankovic (novelty)
156. Night On Bald Mountain – Manheim Steamroller (a classical piece by Mussorgsky)
157. Nightmare On Elm Street Theme – Movie Theme
158. Nightmare On My Street – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Will Smith)
159. No One Lives Forever – Oingo Boingo
160. Number of The Beast – Iron Maiden
     
161. O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) – Carl Orff (All Time classical horror theme)
162. Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
163. People Are Strange – The Doors
164. Pet Sematary (from the Stephen King movie) – The Ramones
165. Phantom of The Opera Theme – Andrew Lloyd Webber (classic from the Broadway Musical)
166. Poison – Alice Cooper
167. Poltergeist (Carol Anne’s Theme) – Movie Theme
168. Psycho Theme – Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic Movie Theme
169. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
170. Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
171. Purple People Eater – Dickie Goodman
172. The Raven – Alan Parson’s Project
173. Red Right Hand – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
174. Rock & Roll Graveyard – Manheim Steamroller
175. Run Like Hell – Pink Floyd
176. Runin’ With The Devil – Van Halen
177. Running Scared – Roy Orbison
178. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) – David Bowie
179. Season of The Witch – Donovan
180. She’s Not There – Zombies
181. The Shining – Movie Theme
182. Shout At The Devil – Motley Crue
183. The Skull Beneath The Skin – Megadeth
184. Sleeping With Ghosts – Placebo
185. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
186. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Manheim Steamroller (a classical piece by Dukas)
187. Spiders – System of A Down (from the Soundtrack of the movie – Scream 3)
188. Spiders & Snakes – Jim Stafford
189. Spooky – Classics IV
190. Stormy – Classics IV
191. Stormy – Santana
192. Superbeast – Rob Zombie
193. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
194. Superstition – Stevie Ray Vaughn
195. Swamp Witch – Jim Stafford
196. Sympathy For The Devil – Rolling Stones
197. Tainted Love – Marilyn Manson
198. Tales From The Crypt – Original Theme from The Movie
199. Teenage Frankenstein – Alice Cooper
200. That Old Black Magic – Sammy Davis Jr.
201. This Is Halloween – Marilyn Manson
202. This Is Halloween (from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas) – Danny Elfman
203. This Is Halloween – Panic At The Disco
204. The Time Warp – Theme from Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack
205. Thriller – Michael Jackson
206. Toccata & Fugue In D Minor – JS Bach (all time classical piece almost 300 years old!)
207. Toccata In Demole – Manheim Steamroller (a classical piece by Bach)
208. Touch of Evil – Judas Priest
     
209. Transylvania Boogie – Frank Zappa
210. Transylvania Mania Blues – (from the Mel Brooks Classic – Young Frankenstein)
211. The Tranyslvania Twist – Baron Daemon & The Vampires
212. Tubular Bells (Theme From The Exorcist) – Mike Oldfield
213. Twilight Zone – TV Theme
214. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone – Manhattan Transfer
215. Unsolved Mysteries Theme – TV Series Theme
216. Vampires – Pet Shop Boys
217. Voodoo – Godsmack
218. Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
219. Voodoo Child – Steve Winwood
220. Waltz In Black – The Stranglers
221. Welcome To My Nightmare – Alice Cooper
222. Werewolf – Five Man Electrical Band
223. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
224. When Worlds Collide – Powerman 5000
225. Where Evil Grows – Poppy Family
226. Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard – Tom Waits
227. The Witch – The Cult
228. Witch Doctor – David Seville & The Chipmunks
229. Witch Hunt – Rush
230. Witch In The Ditch – Erasure
231. Witch Queen of New Orleans – Redbone
232. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
233. Witchcraft – Elvis Presley
234. Witches – Cowboy Junkies
235. Witch’s Promise – Jethro Tull
236. Witchy Woman – Eagles
237. X-Files Theme (from the TV Show) – Mark Snow
238. Zombie – The Cranberries
239. Zombie Jamboree – Harry Belafonte
240. Zombie Jamboree – Rockapella

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