Spooky Season Songs

Hey guys,

Spooky Season is upon us, and many of us have certain songs that make us think of Halloween whether it is something mainstream or that creepy obscure track. For me, it is “Heart” by Pet Shop Boys because of the music video with its Vampire theme or “Something In My House” by Dead Or Alive which is just well…haunting. So I wonder what 80s or 90s songs make you think of Spooky Season? let us know in the comments below. See you tomorrow with a new record.

-DjPaulT

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Bill
Bill
October 29, 2023 7:51 am

Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo. BEST non-AI song ever performed.Ghost – Dance Macabre
45 Graves – Party Time (Return of the Living Dead OST version)

Will
Will
October 28, 2023 12:04 pm

Lady Gaga – Bloody Mary (As not seen on Wednesday)

N*S*
October 28, 2023 10:02 am
  1. Yvonne Gage – Doin’ It In A Haunted House
  2. Red Lipstique – Drac’s Back
  3. THE HAUNTED HOUSE MEGA MIX * D.J. Spicy & Georgio * City Wide Records HM1031
  4. Michael Jackson Thriller Stranger Things 2 Trailer Remix
Low
Low
October 27, 2023 11:24 pm

Cocteau Twins – Most any song from the album “Garlands”…

Liked a couple of Kate Bush suggestions from upstream commenters.

Number of “Clan of Xymox” could fit the mood quite well… After the Call, Back Door, Louise, Masquerade, No Words, Strangers (and more).

The Hooters – All you Zombies (Sandra does a decent cover too).

Question took me by surprise, probable a hundred or more songs would fit… but my tastes tend to run to the rarer side that most here.

Low
Low
Reply to  Low
October 27, 2023 11:26 pm

Chris DeBurge – Don’t Pay the Ferryman

Sorry Doublepost…

Carl
Carl
October 27, 2023 6:18 pm

Cerrone Supernature

Nino
Nino
October 27, 2023 10:29 am

Goblin (Italy): ” Suspiria” ” Phenomena””profonde rosso”
Le Matos (from the movie Summer of 84): “Mackey’s theme”
Joe Renzetti (from the movie Child Play”)

Tony
Tony
October 26, 2023 10:36 pm

I also forgot to mention Maniac by Michael Sembello.

Raymond
Raymond
October 26, 2023 3:09 pm

Well, Duran Duran just helped you with next year’s compilation! I am sure you saw the release of “Danse Macabre” today!!

RtrHG
RtrHG
October 26, 2023 11:15 am

Van Morrison (or Meco) – Moondance
Pat Hodges – Fly By Night (Disco-why not?) From “Love At First Bite”
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound / Slowdive [12″]
Vicki Sue Robertson – Nighttime Fantasy (From “Nocturna”)
Blue Oyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin
Hall & Oates – Maneater (Extended Promo)
The Police – Spirits In The Material World
Was (Not Was) – Out Come The Freaks
Eighth Wonder – J’ai Pas Peur (oooh… Débarrasse-moi de ces chiens
Avant qu’ils mordent…)

RtrHG
RtrHG
Reply to  RtrHG
October 26, 2023 11:28 am

ALSO:
Nash The Slash – Swing Shift (Flexi-Version)
(I always thought this was scary…)

Last edited 1 year ago by RtrHG
Loudenclear
Loudenclear
October 25, 2023 11:07 pm

Supernatural By Madonna

Martika
Martika
October 25, 2023 9:06 pm

I agree with your selection of “Something In My House” by Dead Or Alive, but it has to be the Naughty XXX Mix with all the EXORCIST samples. Also: Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting The Electric Hellfire Club – Halloween Medley (Halloween Theme, Incubus, Bela Lugosi’s Dead, Black No. 1) Book Of Love – Tubular Bells / Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Regan’s House Medley) Love And Rockets – Haunted … When The Minutes Drag Misfits – Halloween (+ Samhain Halloween) Ministry – Everyday is Halloween Gerard McMahon – Cry Little Sister Siouxsie And The Banshees… Read more »

Martika
Martika
Reply to  Martika
October 26, 2023 7:23 am

I forgot the most important one: The Eternal Afflict – Paint It Black!!! (original album version). Mainly because of the spooky intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSfz1re2teU

Music Fan
Music Fan
October 25, 2023 2:42 pm

Timothy by the Buoys.

Mike Mechanixx
October 25, 2023 1:04 pm
atahualpaFX
atahualpaFX
Reply to  Mike Mechanixx
October 25, 2023 3:16 pm

This is my go-to too. One of my first 12 inches.

Mike Mechanixx
Reply to  atahualpaFX
October 25, 2023 3:20 pm

Aces -> Yeah Man!!!

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Mike Mechanixx
October 25, 2023 12:58 pm

Whodini – Haunted House Of Rock

Don Julian
Don Julian
October 25, 2023 11:06 am

Not into halloween, but The Cure’s A Forest is right spooky imo.
peace,
dj

Ivan
Ivan
October 25, 2023 8:59 am

Le Sinistre – Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams – Marilyn Manson
Get out of my house – Kate Bush
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Doin it in a haunted house – Yvonne Gage
Dracula’s Tango – Toto Coelo
Twilight Zone – Manhattan Transfer
The Killing Moon – Echo & The Bunnymen
… and there’s also Frontier by Dead Can Dance, but its not pop…

Kriel
Kriel
October 25, 2023 7:30 am

Bela Lugosi’s Dead

Karl
Karl
October 25, 2023 7:27 am

Two 1980s Chicago House spooky tracks:

The Jacking Zone – Risqué Rhythm Team

Where’s Your Child? – Bam Bam

Rowan
Rowan
October 25, 2023 5:45 am

“Spirit Got Lost” by Mental As Anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqQMp75Lmbg

Michel
Michel
October 25, 2023 5:00 am

Italo Disco:
Radiorama : ” vampires”
Euro (french) Disco :
Monte Cristo: ” The girl of Lucifer”

Michel
Michel
Reply to  Michel
October 25, 2023 5:01 am

Monte Kristo

Michel
Michel
Reply to  Michel
October 25, 2023 5:03 am

Klaus Nomi: ” Ding Dong( the witch is dead)

Paul
October 25, 2023 2:57 am

Things that go bump in the night by ALL*STARS
RCVR by Big Black Delta ft Debbie Gibson (not really Hallowe’en but music is kinda spooky and it details how terrifying relationships are)
Halloween by Aqua!

Alexander
Alexander
October 25, 2023 12:43 am

Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots

Alexander (ITALY)

Gordon
Gordon
October 25, 2023 12:10 am

Kim Carnes – “Crazy In The Night”, “Breaking Away From Sanity” + “Invisible Hands”,
which then reminded me of Genesis “Invisible Touch”.

Tony
Tony
October 24, 2023 11:21 pm

The monster mash by Bobby Pickett
Fire by Arthur Brown
Devil with the blue dress on by Mitch Ryder
Weird Science by Oingo Boingo
She blinded me with science by Thomas Dolby
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Somebodys watching me by Rockwell
Self control by Laura Branigan
Body snatchers by Midnight Star
Same song by Digital Underground

Richard
Richard
October 24, 2023 10:31 pm

The Cure – Lullaby

Richard the Big Bunny
October 24, 2023 7:24 pm

Spooky Bunz ™ says: “Happy Halloween, [w]itches!”

My “Fangs & Fluff” Halloween Mixtape is available online. Download it for FREE @ https://tinyurl.com/Weenie-Mix-Tape

Axledental DJ
Axledental DJ
October 24, 2023 6:14 pm

I’ve been curating a iTunes playlist since 2017 of obscure halloween songs. I’ll share some you may not have heard of. Some old, some new and thank you all for some I didn’t have that I’ve been reading from here. Here’s it goes: Real Chanty – This Is Halloween (Female Cover)[The Nightmare Before Christmas] Charlie Clouser – Zepp Overture (Saw Soundtrack) Scandroid – Thriller The Automatic – Monster Shakira – She Wolf (DMC Halloween Booty Mix) Gerard McMann – Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys) Agent Provocateur – Red Tape The Glitch Mob – Can’t Kill Us Sleigh… Read more »

RTRT
RTRT
October 24, 2023 5:04 pm

Diana Ross – Eaten Alive (RCA 1985)

RtrH
RtrH
October 24, 2023 4:39 pm

Hall & Oates – Maneater (Long Version) Siouxsie and The Banshees – Spellbound / Slowdive 12”Duran Duran – Save A Prayer Van Morisson – Moondance (or the Meco cover) Blue Oyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin Depeche Mode – Strangelove Pat Hodges – Fly By Night (LOL!) Eagles – Hotel California Santana – Black Magic Woman Amii Stewart – Winner Takes All (from “Killerfish”) Stevie Wonder – Superstition Thomas Dolby – I Scare Myself Boney M – Voodoo Night Saint Tropez – Femmes FatalesThe Police – Spirits In The Material World Talking Heads – Psycho Killer Was (Not Was)… Read more »

Josh
Josh
October 24, 2023 4:26 pm

Every Day Is Halloween

Jonathan brum
Jonathan brum
October 24, 2023 4:11 pm

Some Germany Eurodisco songs Lucifer – Blue System ( Lyrics about “Caipiroto” ( Brazilian slang to Devil ) Vampyre – Blue System ( Not Single , just album track about Vampyres , have a fan made music video with Dracula ) DR Mabuse – Blue System ( About Mabuse from Horror Movies ) Heaven and Hell – C C Catch Lady in Black – Bad Boys Blue ( Haunting Melody and phantasmagoric Voice ) House of Silence – Bad Boys Blue ( Gregorian Chant , Haunting Melody and Lirics about a “Half dead Girl” and Ravens ” Synthpop : Hymn… Read more »

Rainer
Rainer
Reply to  Jonathan brum
October 27, 2023 8:54 am

Stimmt! – You’re right… 🙂

Jonathan brum
Jonathan brum
October 24, 2023 3:44 pm

Bryan Ferry – I Put a Spell On you ( Because of disney movie Hocus Pocus )

Jon
Jon
October 24, 2023 2:58 pm

“Friends” by the Police

Juliano Mallon
Juliano Mallon
October 24, 2023 2:46 pm

OINGO BOINGO’s “Dead Man’s Party”

Tony
Tony
Reply to  Juliano Mallon
October 24, 2023 11:06 pm

Or Weird Science

Wayne King
Wayne King
October 24, 2023 2:20 pm

Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross Halloween Spooks
https://youtu.be/7adiWXwPCqU?feature=shared

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
October 24, 2023 2:17 pm

Love the poll! Aside from the obligatory Thriller and Ghostbusters, here’s my list:
J. Geils Band – Fright Night
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say (was #1 in Oct ’83
and the video features masks/
costumes)
Huey Lewis & The News – Doing It All For My Baby (love the Bride Of
Frankenstein video!)
Pat Benatar – We Belong (was a big hit in Oct ’84)
John Carpenter – Halloween Theme
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra

James
James
October 24, 2023 2:12 pm

Type-O-Negative – Black no.1

Dean
Dean
October 24, 2023 2:03 pm

For me it’s ‘Amityville The House On The Hill)’ by Lovebug Starski. For one, it’s a classic 80’s track, and two, it mentions everything from Dracula, through to The Addams Family (cousin It in particular).

Milo
October 24, 2023 2:00 pm

Echo & The Bunnymen covering People Are Strange
Whodini – Freaks Come Out at Night
Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting
Book of Love – Witchcraft
The Specials – Ghost Town
Sinead O’Connor – I Am Stretched On Your Grave

Z.B.
Z.B.
October 24, 2023 1:47 pm

Yvonne Gage – Doin’ It In a Haunted House

Jim C
Jim C
October 24, 2023 1:00 pm

Paul Weller – Wild Wood (Sheared Wood Remix by Portishead)

Bob
Bob
October 24, 2023 12:41 pm

We don’t really do Halloween here, but it’s slowly creeping in. Guy Fawkes is our traditional celebration this time of year. That doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the music. The music I think is appropriate for Halloween may not be traditional, but here’s a quick list I threw together…

Thomas Dolby “The Devil Is An Englishman”*
Bobby Pickett “Monster Mash”
Blue Oyster Cult “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
Michael Jackson “Thriller”
Warren Zevon “Werewolves Of London”
CCR “Bad Moon Rising”

And, of course, burning the ground…
Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”*

*Previously posted

Last edited 1 year ago by Bob
Kent H.
Kent H.
October 24, 2023 12:40 pm
Josef
October 24, 2023 12:04 pm

It’s very little known and was never a single (that I know of), but Trickster’s “Bump in the Night” is my favorite spooky tune. The song has two different endings depending on whether it was the US LP or the Japanese CD. I prefer the LP version (the YouTube link is the CD version, sadly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nGOseWKc-Q&t=964s

Glyn
Glyn
October 24, 2023 12:04 pm

Alien Sex Fiend – Dead and Re-Buried

Chrissi
Chrissi
October 24, 2023 11:33 am

I put a Spell on you (Bette Midler Version) from the Movie “Hocus Pocus”

Gordon
Gordon
October 24, 2023 11:32 am

Sorry for my multiple posts. I post and log out, then think of more.

“Hammer Horror” + “Experiment IV”, both by Kate Bush.
“Don’t Go” Yazoo/Yaz

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Ulf
Ulf
Reply to  Gordon
October 24, 2023 11:52 am

“Experiment IV” is a brilliant suggestion, Gordon! Very sinister.. and a brilliant song – especially the 12″ version feat. Nigel Kennedy

Gordon
Gordon
October 24, 2023 11:26 am

A few more…

“The Visitors” ABBA.
“Self Control” Laura Branigan
“Listen” Eurogliders

1980-F
1980-F
October 24, 2023 10:53 am

The two obvious ones still missing in the previous comments:
“Thriller” and “Ghostbusters”.
But to mention two more obscure ones:
Blue Öyster Cult – “Astronomy” & Stan Ridgway – “Camouflage”.

Daniel
Daniel
October 24, 2023 10:48 am

Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse