• Goofy - Monster Mash
• Hocus Pocus - Main Title
• Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy - The Witches Are Back
• The Melomen, Paul Frees, Betty Taylor, Bill Lee, THURL RAVENSCROFT - Grim Grinning Ghosts
• The Citizens of Halloween - This Is Halloween - From “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
• Andrew Gold - It Must Be Halloween
• Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons
• Andrew Gold - Trick Or Treat
• Andrew Gold - Witches, Witches, Witches
• Andrew Gold - In Our Haunted House
• Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Undead Tombstone Remix
• Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Undead Tombstone Remix Extended
• Trout Fishing in America - It Must Be Halloween
• Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
• Victor Mizzy and His Orchestra and Chorus - Main Theme: The Addams Family
• Hall, Oates - Private Eyes (Remastered 2003)
• the bird and the bee - Private Eyes
• John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies - Halloween Theme
• Super Simple Songs - Baby Shark Halloween
• Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein - The Upside Down
• Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
• The Pierces - Secret
• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• X-Files Theme
• Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
• Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• Alan Walker - The Spectre
• Misfits - Them
• Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
• Phyrnna - Fallen Blood
• Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
• The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
• The Police - Every Breath You Take
• Ramones - Pet Sematary
• David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
• David Bowie - Glass Spider
• Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
• Judas Priest - Deal with the Devil
• White Zombie, Iggy Pop - Black Sunshine
• Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
• Konami Kukeiha Club - Vampire Killer (Sneaking into the Castle BGM) / Castlevania
• Danny Elfman - This is Halloween
• Marilyn Manson - This is Halloween - Pop Version
• Andrew Gold - Don't Scream (It's Only Halloween)
• Andrew Gold - The Creature From The Tub
• Danny Elfman - Jack's Lament
• Danny Elfman - Nabbed
• Danny Elfman - Poor Jack
• Danny Elfman - End Title
• Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
• Michael Jackson - Beat It
• Oingo Boingo - Stay
• Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
• Misfits, Glenn Danzig - Skulls
• The Misfits - Scream
• Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (2014 Remaster)
• Black Sabbath - Into the Void (2014 Remaster)
• Siouxsie And The Banshees - Halloween
• Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
• Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day
• Kyle Dixon Michael Stein - Stranger Things
• Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein - Photos in the Woods
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Rabian The Fiendage Idol
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Blood Bank Blues
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers - Graveyard Shift
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Skully Gully
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Wolfbane
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Minuet
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Transylvania Twist
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Sinister Stomp
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Me & My Mummy
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Motion
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash Party
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Irresistible Igor
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Bella's Bash
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Let's Fly Away
• Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers - Monster's Holiday
• Little Nell Patricia Quinn Richard O'Brien - Time Warp
• Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien Susan Sarandon - Over At the Frankenstein Place
• David Cassidy, Andrew Gold - Halloween Party
• Andrew Gold, Greg Prestopino - Gimme A Smile (The Pumpkin Song)
• Ed Ivory, Ken Page - Oogie Boogie's Song
• Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy - One Way or Another (Hocus Pocus 2 Version)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda / Germaine Franco - We Don't Talk About Bruno
• Cast - Descendants - Keep Your Head on Halloween
• Lovecraft - Skeleton Sam (feat. Scary Ana Grande, Lil Punkin, Count Trackula & Skeleton Sam)
• Danny Elfman - What's This?
• John Debney - Garden of Magic/Thackery Follows Emily
• Genevieve Goings - Boo! For You Halloween
• Chorus - Beauty And the Beast - The Mob Song - Soundtrack
• John Debney - Sarah's Theme
• Anthony Gonzalez Gael García Bernal - Un Poco Loco
• The Muppets, Will Arnett - Life Hereafter
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall, Gerald White - Agatha All Along
• Richard Bellis, Marious Constant - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Theme - From "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror"
• Keith David - Friends on the Other Side - From "The Princess and the Frog"
• Jeremy Irons - Be Prepared (From "The Lion King" / Soundtrack Version)
• Lana Del Rey - Once Upon a Dream - From "Maleficent" / Pop Version
• The Happy Haunts - 999 Happy Haunts
• Pat Carroll - Poor Unfortunate Souls - From "The Little Mermaid"/ Soundtrack Version
• Bill Lee - Cruella De Vil - From "101 Dalmatians"
• The Never Land Pirate Band - Trick or Treasure
• Cast - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Monster Boogie - From "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"
• Marco Marinangeli - Shake Your Bones
• Beau Black, Cast - Mickey and the Roadster Racers - Creepy Creeps - From "Mickey and the Roadster Racers"
• Tigger - I Wanna Scare Myself
• Cast - Sofia the First - Good Little Witch
• Darren Criss - Rest in Peace
• Catherine O'Hara - Sally's Song
• Benjamin Bratt - Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz)
• Cast - Vampirina - Perfect for the Party - From "Vampirina"
• Mickey Mouse, Goofy - Which Witch Is Which?
• Michael Giacchino - The Suspension Is Killing Me
• "Puppy Dog Pals" Cast - On Halloween Night - From "Puppy Dog Pals"
• sound effect - House on Haunted Hill
• sound effect - The Dungeon
• sound effect - Ghostly Graveyard
• The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library - Zombie Forest Walk
• sound effect - Monsters and Mayhem
• Richard Jon Smith - In the Night
• Scriptz, Jon T - HOUSE OF THE KILL
• Jon Langford - The Mayor of the Moon
• Jon Porras - Into Midnight
• Jon Langford - The Mayor of the Moon
• Fall Out Boy - What's This?
• Fiona Apple - Sally's Song
• The Citizens Of Halloween - This Is Halloween

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man’s Party

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

A bunch of classical songs that fit the mood

https://www.discogs.com/release/4333379-Various-Fright-Night

Night on bald mountain, danse macabre, toccata & fugue, etc

I think adding more soundtracks could work too, Candyman, hellraiser, etc have great instrumentals

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

Ted Cassidy - The Lurch Dance

Tame Impala - Dracula

Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London

Addams Family - The Mamushka

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary

Almost anything by Nox Arcana fits a Halloween theme.

MC Hammer - Addams Groove. "Speaking and thinking about the Addams Family. They don't hurt anyone, they just like to have fun!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuYlLZ8Qg48

EDIT: oh yeah also The Citizens of Halloween - This Is Halloween (From Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuToMilP0A

I used to have a CD (when those where a thing) that just had scary noises. Perhaps you can weave some of those into your playlist?

Also, I know apple has at least one halloween playlist that I saw. I bet spotify, etc does too.

Monster Rap - Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Rap for daddy!

Ministry - Every Day is Halloween

But I don't really think this song should be limited to just Halloween

Mannheim Steamroller - Halloween

Disc 1 has some good spooky songs
Disc 2 has spooky background sounds

You can check out my playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tNiQSlPCPLCRfWxGUamJs

The Castlevania soundtrack adaptations from The Megas. Or if you're in a classier mood, just classic Castlevania tracks directly.

Zombie Jamboree!

There are a lot of different versions out there, the version by Jack Jeans is my favorite.

Camille Saint-Saëns- Danse Macabre

David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Danny Elfman - This is Halloween

KoЯn - Twist 👻

Aqua - Halloween

Nightwish - Scaretale

If you want something with funny lyrics, I love all of Danny Gonzales’s Halloween songs.

Spooky Boy - 2017

Spooky Guy - 2018

Spooky Ho - 2019

Spooky Man - 2020

My Dad is Rich - 2020

I'm shocked no one mentioned Slasher Dave. Shocked I tell ya! Slasher Dave - Cassette Tape Cackles

Slasher Dave - Witch's Brew

I have not read that creepy ass Mr. Sandman song here yet.

A few other recommendations:

• Igorr vs. Bong Ra - Pallbearer / Tombs (EP)
• Saint-Seans - Danse Macabrre (duh!)
• Coil - Musick to play in the dark 1 and 2, full albums 'Something' scares my 9 year
• Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (Same 9 year old's favourite)

Ghost Town by The Specials

The Cramps Garbage Man

https://archive.org/details/cramps-ca-garbage-man

or

https://archive.org/details/garbagemanvideo1980

Nash The Slash / Swing Shift (Soixante Neuf)

https://archive.org/details/rlf_10.24.24?start=2842 (cued)

(though the lyrics might not be suitable for children as it describes a lecherous (maybe pedophile) bishop)

Nash the Slash Dance After Curfew

https://archive.org/details/and-you-thought-you-were-normal/And+You+Thought+You+Were+Normal/dance+after+curfew.mp3 (cued)

Nash The Slash: Wolf

(instrumental with a little vocalization, synths with electric violin)

https://archive.org/details/RandomMiracles11-ATributeToEggCityRadiojanuary2019?start=1048 (cued)

Not Dead from The Practice of Freedom by LOUISAHHH

https://louisahhh.bandcamp.com/track/not-dead

Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks - Who Do You Love

https://archive.org/details/ManiacEpisode61TheEhTeamREVISED?start=6908 (cued)

Pink Floyd's One of These Days

If it rains, maybe have Deadbolt's cover of Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

• Joe Jackson "The Evil Eye"
• Tom Waits "What's He Building in There?"

Carl Orff's O Fortuna

Get Scared is like the graveyard version of My Chemical Romance. Check out their songs like My Nightmare or Fail.

My playlist is almost 3 hrs long but I'll list some notable ones that might not be listed already:

• pretty much anything from the Beetlejuice soundtrack
• Magic Dance - David Bowie
• Beware - Bill Buchanan
• The Invisible Thing - The Casual Three
• Munster Creep - The Munsters
• Ghost Walk - The Rocking Ghosts
• The Gremlin Rag Full Version - Jerry Goldsmith
• Killer Klowns - The Dickies
• Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Monster Shindig - The Gruesomes
• Re: Your Brains - Jonathan Coulton

Last year I just played this on repeat:

https://open.spotify.com/track/05Xh7W3htzgO7daFhIO8sH

Doug just showed me this one:

https://youtu.be/c1JrzODWfN8?is=UTztRkLWneGkDSr6

Just put on the Digbar Halloween saga, I'm sure there won't be any complaints from parents.

The whole album Leather Strip - Serenade for the Dead is practically made for this.

The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati

Something fun: I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo Something creepy: Suspiria - Goblin

This is different from what a lot of people have posted, but if you want spooky ambiance, kinda lofi trip hop but with horror elements, this is one of my favorite channels Ill Advised Records

Also I like to put on just haunted house special effect soundtracks myself like this

Alan Parsons: Tales of Mystery and Imagination (the Edgar Allen Poe Album)

I have a crazy long Halloween party playlist on YouTube, goes from creepy to kid friendly to party to punky to kinda sad, to follow the flow of a Halloween party. I took out a lot of the kid stuff as mine are grown now but don't think these were mentioned & I like for kid time at Halloween:

Dead Egyptian Blues - Trout Fishing in America

Dead - They Might be Giants

Half Moon - M Ward

Vampire - Claudia Schmidt

Two more Tom Waits songs I like for Halloween, Tango Till they're Sore and Cemetery Polka.

I love the Cramps but don't think Garbageman is the song I'd go for. Rockin Bones and also if you can find their cover of Green Door.

And this year I may actually kick things off with the soundtrack for the Peaky Blinders movie, it is so atmospheric and scary sounding and so beautiful.

(Surprisingly Kid-friendly)

Let's do the time warp again - Rocky Horror Picture Show

First time i heard it was at six flags Halloween

My setup is gory and unsettling so it's doom metal here. It's like lofi metal. Frayle, author & Punisher, heriot, faetooth, black bile, king yosef.

There's some other spooky aura sounds like scores from horror movies that I've used. Maxxxine comes to mind, or was it X? Whichever features Chelsea Wolf

Glad you at least don't have Zombie listed.

Tiny Tim - Tip Toe Through the Tulips