# Creepiest Halloween Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427 "2015-10-22T04:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/21 "2015-10-22T16:03:58Z")
Really! NSFW This is the video for the Japanese band **Dir En Grey** song [“Obscure”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ4ZfYkg188). It’s creepy, contains nudity, plus other deviant things. It’s also NSFW (or weak-hearted people or the easily offended). ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/22 "2015-10-22T16:24:30Z")
How 'bout [Tubular Bells?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hbQpjYtbps) This is the theme music and not the Mike Oldfield version cuz that one is minutes long-- and that’s only part one. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/23 "2015-10-22T16:26:52Z")
Also [Jaws attack music.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tMqcARKRSE) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/24 "2015-10-22T16:27:45Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > 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 > \* > [@Doyle](#): > > 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\* Don’t post the full lyrics to songs, it’s not allowed due to copyright issues. I have pared down your posts. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/25 "2015-10-22T16:47:44Z")
[Bela Lugosi’s Dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtLlmrrCajA) with cool video. [The Hearse Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3qIBHStUc0) Code Blue - [https://www](https://www). [T.S.O.L.- Code Blue - YouTube](http://youtube.com/watch?v=OpZJLjrb4vU) NSFW ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/26 "2015-10-22T23:48:27Z")
Ready for Freddy by the Fat Boys It’s particularly scary when you think that the Fat Boys were actually a fairly popular act back then. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/27 "2015-10-23T22:38:03Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > And no, novelty songs are automatically disqualified. There’s nothing creepy about them. Spike Jones version of [My Old Flame](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D2A32KUTq0) is goofy on the surface, but if you think about the lyrics, it becomes very creepy. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/28 "2015-10-24T00:27:14Z")
You wanna be creeped out? I give you [DOA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbN9jR6uIFo) by **Bloodrock** ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/29 "2015-10-24T00:44:58Z")
Ozzy Osborne - [Mr. Tinkertrain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDB_oy4ZFlU). For the intro and also being rapey. > [@madsircool](#): > > Dead Mans Party > > Oingo Boingo I think their creepiest song is [Insanity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSuvPuQM7qc). ETA: and if we’re going for the music videos, Tool has plenty, especially “Sober” and “Prison Sex.” ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/30 "2015-10-24T01:44:55Z")
It’s not a Halloween song at all, but Einstürzende Neubauten’s song [“Halber Mensch”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oef61oHIBg) sounds creepy as hell if you don’t understand the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/31 "2015-10-24T21:23:34Z")
That song in Harry Potter 3 sounded very Holloweenish. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/32 "2015-10-24T21:47:56Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Ozzy Osborne - [Mr. Tinkertrain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDB_oy4ZFlU). For the intro and also being rapey. > > I think their creepiest song is [Insanity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSuvPuQM7qc). > > ETA: and if we’re going for the music videos, Tool has plenty, especially “Sober” and “Prison Sex.” You are right, of course. I read the OP as Halloweeny. ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/33 "2015-10-24T22:12:00Z")
[I Have A Special Plan For This World](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DlxZpEFJhO6k&sa=U&ved=0CBAQyCkwAGoVChMItq-x44_cyAIVVOtjCh3wjQXo&sig2=hBI-TUn1t-3P_VDNwHsFEg&usg=AFQjCNHcd7ixkaP3CDwe0OlG5tzlhjqYrw) isn’t music per se, but creepy as fark because it was written by Thomas Ligotti. For a more musical but equally unsettling piece, try [Black Ships Ate The Sky](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DF9q1FomLSkw&sa=U&ved=0CFsQtwIwC2oVChMIt-SbnpDcyAIVV-hjCh3SNwBE&sig2=9QhF-lQOWfb9Nm2UmCUFpQ&usg=AFQjCNFuLdafmuU1m5tFoZXG5ADZfhD-rA) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/34 "2015-10-24T23:44:57Z")
[“What’s He Building in There?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAkZT_4vL_Y&list=RDqAkZT_4vL_Y) - Tom Waits. Nothing supernatural or Halloween-themed but still deeply unsettling. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/35 "2015-10-25T01:43:10Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v7c187E5BxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Queens Of The Stone Age - Burn The Witch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7c187E5BxY) Queens of the Stone Age “Burn the Witch” fits the OP’s requirements I think. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/36 "2015-10-27T18:02:36Z")
How is it _not_ Black Sabbath? Isn’t that the definition of black, moody, creepy and metal? I think Priest’s Night Crawler is a creepier song then The Ripper. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/37 "2015-10-27T19:22:46Z")
Not a Halloween song, but one of my favorite beautifully spooky songs (via [Bob Dylan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAPv7xWQzgs)) ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427/38 "2015-10-30T20:31:35Z")
Here’s just a creepy instrumental/operatic one from 2001: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkUlcAf8M5o&index=5&list=PLCXAth3jqAKtcujjtHpJnKkwgXXGy4ls7) Or something more rock based Misfits - Scream: [Misfits - Scream! [OFFICIAL VIDEO] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGUWla4OVrY) This Nick Cave tune The Carny always creeped me out. [The Carny - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx6oPd5cGwc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427.md?page=1)