Honestly, how is it not Judas Priest’s “The Ripper”? I’m not talking about novelty songs, but ones that are seriously creepy. And they have to be rock songs.
Aside from maybe Pantera’s “Cemetary Gates”, I can’t think of a better candidate.
It’s short, heavy, scary and has all the operatic heavy metal singing you could want. Pretty creepy tune. Got one better?
If you counter with “Monster Mash” I’m going to kill you.
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Honestly, how is it not Judas Priest’s “The Ripper”? I’m not talking about novelty songs, but ones that are seriously creepy. And they have to be rock songs.
Aside from maybe Pantera’s “Cemetary Gates”, I can’t think of a better candidate.
It’s short, heavy, scary and has all the operatic heavy metal singing you could want. Pretty creepy tune. Got one better?
If you counter with “Monster Mash” I’m going to kill you.
[/QUOTE]Nonsense.
Halloween songs, by definition have to be novelty songs.
And there’s really just the one (which the OP doesn’t want to hear about), unless you want to go with The Headless Horseman.
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Cemetary Gates: Pantera - Cemetery Gates (Official Music Video) - YouTube
And no, novelty songs are automatically disqualified. There’s nothing creepy about them.
The video makes the song a lot less scary. Listen to it with lyrics only.
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Spooky Scary Skeletons
[/QUOTE]GTFO of here with that nonsense.
Rob Halford is coming for your young males on a Harley. That should make you cream in protest.
C’mon man. Cartoons don’t count. SCARE ME.
Alice Cooper, “The Awakening.” (Alternate Version.)
It’s not going to be in your wheelhouse of ‘rock’, so I suspect I may be flayed or whatever, but when I want creepy music I go to Salem.
King Night rocks, and this fan video is full of super creepy imagery - nuns, devils, suicides.
Might as well get this one out the way early: "Bela Lugosi’s Dead"by Bauhaus.
Dead Mans Party
Oingo Boingo
I have a Halloween playlist that’s about 28 hours long. It runs the gamut from novelty-ish (no, not Monster Mash’s ilk) stuff to metal and alternative to movie songs (gotta have some Rocky Horror and Nightmare Before Christmas). Since the OP is looking for more metal stuff, well there’s pretty much everything Type O Negative, but for one that specifically mentions Halloween I gotta go with Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare -All) Type O Negative - Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare -All) [HD Remaster] [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube, because loving you was like loving the dead.
I’ll also throw in Raining Gold by ARO, as it’s fairly recent ARO - Raining Gold - YouTube and I like the song, and the video is pretty WTF and well done.
Then there’s fun stuff like Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton - Moontalk Productions [HD] - YouTube which isn’t scary, but can’t argue about musical chops and certainly something to add to a Halloween party playlist.
Coulton also has “Creepy Doll” (which is, well, creepy) and “Blue Sunny Day” (which isn’t, but involves a vampire).
And his colleagues-in-song Paul and Storm have “Live” (a rather sweet Frankenstein-esque song) and “Cruel, Cruel Moon” (about how werewolves can complicate your love life).
I can’t think of any rock songs that are creepy per se. I suppose one could add QotSA’s “Burn the Witch” to the playlist but it’s not very disturbing.
Several years ago I had a tape I made for Halloween which was basically a loop of the instrumental part of Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” (the part that sounds like screeching seagulls) and the instrumental part of Genesis’ “Waiting Room” (a.k.a. “The Evil Jam”) from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
Also a shout out to Alan Parsons Project “Fall of the House of Usher” from Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
Your wife’s pregnant with triplets.
The Ballad of Dwight fry by Alice Cooper. The delightful story of a man in an insane asylum who apparently terrorized kids. “I"d like to see all those little children, she’s only 4 years old I’d give her back all of her play things even the ones I stole.”
Intruder by Peter Gabriel
3rd album
*I know something about opening windows and doors
I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors
I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers
Slipping the clippers
Slipping the clippers through the telephone wires
The sense of isolation inspires
Inspires me
*
Possum Kingdom by the Toadies.
*Make up your mind
Decide to walk with me
Around the lake tonight
Around the lake tonight
By my side
By my side
I’m not gonna lie
I’ll not be a gentleman
Behind the boathouse
I’ll show you my dark secret
I’m not gonna lie
I want you for mine
My blushing bride
My lover, be my lover yeah…
Don’t be afraid
I don’t mean to scare you
So help me Jesus*