THE PUMPKIN is carved, your costume is on, you’ve mixed a bowl of punch (check out the great recipes on page 35) and spilled fake blood all over. Now all that’s left is the music. We all have a set of Halloween favorites (unless you’re one of those people who prefers creepy ambient noises to actual Halloween music). This list represents mine. While I had to pay my respects to the king of pop by placing his, the most requested Halloween song, at the top of the list, I have also mixed in some lesser-known tracks that are all equally haunting and are sure to set the right mood.
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Number One Halloween Song:
Michael Jackson – “Thriller”
Top Picks:
Kid Cudi – “No One Believes Me”
Warren Zevon – “Werewolf of London”
Ray Parker – “Ghostbusters”
D-Devils – “6th Gate (Dance with the Devil)”
M.C. Hammer – “Addams Groove”
Blue Oyster Cult – “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
White Zombie – “More Human Than Human”
Charlie Daniels – “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”
Bobby Boris Pickett – “Monster Mash”
Oingo Boingo – “Dead Man’s Party”
KC and the Sunshine Band – “I’m Your Boogie Man”
New Order – “Confusion (Pump Panel Recon Mix)”
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – “I Put a Spell on You”
Deadmau5 ft. Rob Swire – “Ghosts and Stuff”
AC/DC – “Highway to Hell”
Danny Elfman – “This is Halloween”
Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train”
Whodini – “Freaks Come Out at Night”
Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
