# How about some Halloween Music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937 "2010-10-21T21:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Deadhead\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Deadhead\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadhead_Dave)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/61 "2010-10-25T20:14:49Z")
How about “Sinister Minister” by Bela Fleck and the Flectones? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/62 "2010-10-25T20:41:25Z")
Ghost Town - The Specials Theme from “Jaws” - John Williams Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. or get more obscure Run-DMC’s version from the sequel Chainsaw - The Ramones You Should Never Have Opened That Door - The Ramones Yesterday I took the kids trick-or-treating at Sea World, and in addition to the usual Halloween standards (Monster Mash, Thriller, Werewolves of London) their mix loop had a lot of candy themed song (The Cars “Candy-O”, New Edition “Candy Girl”, Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”, Iggy Pop "Candy). That was a different take on Halloween music that I hadn’t heard before. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/63 "2010-10-25T20:58:01Z")
I like that idea. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/64 "2010-10-25T21:27:05Z")
Dickie Goodman - [Frankenstein Meets The Beatles.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-MF18C_rVA) ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/65 "2010-10-25T21:36:24Z")
Purple people eater? - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C\_MM9ug2D4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C_MM9ug2D4) That always says Halloween to me. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/66 "2010-10-26T00:59:44Z")
Great suggestions everyone. Carmels with those vanilla centers for eveyone! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/67 "2010-10-26T01:11:15Z")
Score! ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/68 "2010-10-26T16:42:23Z")
I always go here…www.wonderfulwonderblog.blogspot.com and he has great links to compilations to download – some really vintage stuff and some really off-the-wall stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/69 "2010-10-26T23:49:44Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Great suggestions everyone. Carmels with those vanilla centers for eveyone! Just remember to tell us what you pick, when you’re done—I’d be curious! ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/70 "2010-10-27T00:34:23Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > _MONSTER MASH!_ > Greatest song ever. 🆒 Only because of the lyrics. Without those, it’s not scary at all. Try “[Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCiG7xoEb2Y).” Even if you don’t understand English it’s a scary song. It’s like the sound track to a nightmare–especially if you play it over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/71 "2010-10-27T01:19:01Z")
Any of Elvira Mistress of the Dark’s CDs. Or downloads thereof. Also the Manhattan Transfer’s _Twilight Tone_. ---
**Author:** ![banjoDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@banjoDavid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/banjoDavid)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/72 "2010-10-27T03:22:03Z")
_Graveyard Train_ by Creedence Clearwater Revival from Bayou Country _The Torture never stops_ by Frank Zappa from Zoot Allures Have a disturbed night, everyone. Love David ---
**Author:** ![Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Levolor_the_Blind)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/73 "2010-10-27T03:26:52Z")
The Pogues [“Turkish Song of the Damned”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3uEuHNnmZk&feature=related) H.I.M [“Don’t Fear the Reaper”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYuQBfXaZd4) (I find their version fits the Halloween mood better than the original). ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/74 "2010-10-28T18:28:15Z")
If you’re cool with instrumentals, check out pretty much everything by [Midnight Syndicate](http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/), particularly their first one, Born of the Night (title track [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4X3j40Vskk)). Excellent, excellent spooky mood music. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/75 "2010-10-28T19:50:53Z")
How could I have forgotten The Cramps? Start with \*Songs the Lord Taught Us \*& keep going… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/76 "2010-10-31T14:24:51Z")
Today’s MP3 daily deal at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) is [The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0048NUUS2/ref=dm_ty_alb), in case anyone’s interested in looking at the track list (or even buying it). ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/77 "2010-10-31T23:20:07Z")
This might be a little late, but I just discovered that Pandora has a “Halloween Party” station on its Genre Stations list. It’s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937/78 "2010-11-01T03:41:49Z")
I played Joy Division and Pil to entertain the wee ones tonight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-some-halloween-music/557937.md?page=3)