Christmas may get the most holiday music love, but it’s also hard not to find a scary good Halloween playlist to scare. First Mariah Carey Defrost, here are 12 tunes for your pumpkin-pumping pleasure.
Michael Jackson, “Thriller”
the vampires are still coming dancing “Thriller” Four decades later the line is still danced all over the world – and Vincent Price’s rap is still priceless.
Rockwell, “Someone’s Watching Me”
Michael Jackson even sings guest vocals on this haunting hip-shaker from 1983, which gives everyone that spooky feeling. King of Pop Rockwell, who is the son of label founder Berry Gordy.
Ray Parker Jr., “Ghostbusters”
They somehow keep making “Ghostbusters” movies after 40 years – Namaste “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” – and Parker’s No. 1 hit won’t let up, either.
KC and the Sunshine Band, “I’m Your Boogie Man”
Casey was possessed by the ghost of disco This 1977 chart-topper Who never fails to bring hellfire to the dance floor.
Duran Duran, “Hungry Like a Wolf”
Simon Le Bon and his wolfpack put out an entire Halloween-themed album, “Dance Macabre,” last year, and released a deluxe edition of the LP in September. (They’ll also bring their “Dance Macabre” party to NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Halloween night.) Still, there’s nothing better than them in their synth-pop prowl on this 1982 hit.
TLC, “Creep”
tlc It may be singing about a different kind of creeper on this No. 1 single from 1994, “CrazySexyCool,” but devilishly plunging down never sounded so fun.
Lady Gaga, “Monster”
She’s back in awesome mode with new single “Disease” and its video. But mother Monster Singing about getting your heart eaten takes us to the pinnacle of truly gory singing on this killer tune from 2009’s “The Fame Monster” – with a killer beat.
Billie Eilish, “Bury a Friend”
scary sounds of eilish’s 2019 single Goth-pop is gold. But what’s really scary is how sick she was at just 17 years old.
Beyoncé, “Haunted”
Rani Bey Channeling the spirit of Madonna’s “Justify My Love” from her stunning self-titled album on some sinister electro-soul that changed the game in 2013.
Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
Sinking your fangs into this piano ballad, 21 year old singer Wades through the “blood-sucker” that broke his heart on this 2023 No. 1 hit.
The Cranberries – Zombie”
Even the walking dead will rise to life The late Dolores O’RiordanBut in fact this 1994 alt-rock classic is a protest song about a real-life horror: the bombings in the Northern Ireland conflict that claimed young lives.
The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil”
Mick Jagger As a glowing devil? “Nature” meets “sports” on this wicked epic from 1968’s “Beggars Banquet.”
