# Random Halloween Songs/Sounds/Themes You Like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 17, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626 "2021-10-17T03:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**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 17, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/1 "2021-10-17T03:35:12Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k7XqJHt5I2c/hqdefault.jpg "Dickie Goodman - The Ghoul from Ipanema") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7XqJHt5I2c) Not sure this will go anywhere but if you have any fun Halloween randomness you would like to share… I wish they would bring back the special Halloween Forum or perhaps expand it to the Fall/Winter Holiday Forum to encompass all the holidays upcoming in the next couple of months. ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/2 "2021-10-17T03:38:34Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qPbxrmZUn5o/maxresdefault.jpg "The Mummy Sings A Song (Scary Horror Parody)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPbxrmZUn5o) ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/3 "2021-10-17T03:44:40Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z_ZpWDbYvKo/hqdefault.jpg "Halloween Horrors! Scary Sounds Of The Season") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZpWDbYvKo) Ambient Halloween sounds for parties or Trick or Treating ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/4 "2021-10-17T03:55:10Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fa-9O0FffTk/maxresdefault.jpg "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (Spooky, Spooky, Lend Me Your Tomb)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-9O0FffTk) ---
**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 17, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/5 "2021-10-17T04:24:41Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZhUiDhu9OaE/maxresdefault.jpg "Haunted Jukebox - (Crazy Halloween)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUiDhu9OaE) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/6 "2021-10-17T08:33:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0K4AFmijybs/maxresdefault.jpg "The Munsters Theme with vocals (lyrics in description)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K4AFmijybs) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/7 "2021-10-17T11:23:42Z")
Zombie Jamboree [Kingston Trio’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4k5XftdTMs) [Harry Belafonte’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBz13CWwvM) [Rockapella’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yasin1ULLvI) [Louis Farrakhan’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LKTpbw53QE) ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/8 "2021-10-17T15:29:02Z")
On Halloween, my dad used to put a speaker on the front porch and play the sound effects from this record for the trick-or-treaters who came by: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MFK8ql37LJw/hqdefault.jpg "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House (1964 Complete Album) - DisneyAvenue.com") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFK8ql37LJw) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/9 "2021-10-17T15:38:03Z")
I listen to this song at least once per year. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XHTc5n8aY-g/hqdefault.jpg "FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND-Werewolf") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHTc5n8aY-g) ---
**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 17, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/10 "2021-10-17T16:06:51Z")
> **[SCREAM Radio: Nonstop Scary Songs, Spine-Tingling Stories and More](https://blog.siriusxm.com/scream-radio-siriusxm/)** > > The exclusive SCREAM Radio SiriusXM channel is available on both streaming and satellite from now through November 1 at 3am ET. Sirius has a 4 month free trial which is perfect for holiday music. The Scream channel is excellent background music for any Halloween themed event. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/11 "2021-10-17T21:10:24Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > On Halloween, my dad used to put a speaker on the front porch and play the sound effects from this record for the trick-or-treaters who came by: > > [https://youtu.be/MFK8ql37LJw?t=887](https://youtu.be/MFK8ql37LJw?t=887) When I was a kid, I and other kids in the neighborhood would have haunted houses we hosted in garages and basements, and that Disney album was the classic go-to soundtrack. Fun memories. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/12 "2021-10-17T22:03:37Z")
Thurl Ravenscroft has the perfect voice for Halloween. You’ve heard him at Disney’s Haunted Mansion, as the one singing about the Grinch, and as Tony the Tiger. Here he is as a [Teenage Brain Surgeon](https://youtu.be/WI6FkzQahNs) ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/13 "2021-10-18T14:26:51Z")
Thanks for the tip. I haven’t had time to listen much, but it still works as a nice palate cleanser between all the other tired channels. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/14 "2021-10-18T18:16:48Z")
Fossils from Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0TSkIG9lFvY/hqdefault.jpg "Saint Saens: Carnival of the Animals~Fossiles (Fossils)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TSkIG9lFvY) ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/15 "2021-10-21T11:24:35Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RooTTuLCfNM/maxresdefault.jpg "Loreena McKennitt - All Souls Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RooTTuLCfNM) ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/16 "2021-10-21T11:26:04Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yhN8SdulOFc/maxresdefault.jpg "Dead Man's Party") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN8SdulOFc) ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/17 "2021-10-21T11:27:04Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gts2yGraydk/hqdefault.jpg "Blue Oyster Cult: Nosferatu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gts2yGraydk) Nosferatu ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/18 "2021-10-21T17:03:22Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BJVhPVip0M4/maxresdefault.jpg "'WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS' [2014] Soundtrack: "You're Dead" by Norma Tanega \\ Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJVhPVip0M4) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-halloween-songs-sounds-themes-you-like/952626/19 "2021-10-21T17:11:11Z")
My absolute favorites are Nick Cave’s [Red Right Hand](https://youtu.be/RrxePKps87k) and Alice Cooper’s [Years Ago/Steven](https://youtu.be/ljaY9ufVL1Q). But I like to play this when the littlest ones are coming around for candy (we sit outside and hand out the candy so that the kiddos don’t have to come all the way up to our door): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4jxcWlq3CBg/maxresdefault.jpg "Knock Knock, Trick Or Treat? | Halloween Song | Super Simple Songs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jxcWlq3CBg)