Halloween Music
FROM THE INIMITABLE EMERSON MULLANE
Written by Somerville native, Bobby "Borris" Pickett, this autumnal tune has been "the hit of the land" since 1962
What is the Monster Mash?
Witches weren't always green! The sickly skin tone was popularized by this 1939 film, as a way to show off its technology.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
Closets and crawlspaces would be among your least favorite places to hang out if you have this phobia.
What is claustrophobia?
Dracula may be remembered as the quintessential vampire, but this eponymous lady predates him by 25 years.
Who is Carmilla?
A night time stroll in this upstate village might lead to an encounter with a headless horseman.
What is Sleepy Hollow?
Dolores O'Riordan sings on this hit, which is really not about a Halloween topic at all.
What is Zombie?
If you're unlucky enough to have twelve children and also live in New Jersey, your thirteenth might be this.
What is the Jersey Devil?
You'll want a nightlight if you have this phobia.
What is nyctophobia?
The ghost story contest that produced Frankenstein also produced this early vampire story, which eventually became a satire of its original author.
What is The Vampyre?
This large, labyrinthine mansion in San Jose was built by the widow of a small arms magnate.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
This psychedelic rock hit has become synonymous with horror after a famous appearance in a slasher flick.
What is (Don't Fear) The Reaper?
The scariest ape south of the Mason-Dixon line.
What is the skunk ape?
What is coulrophobia?
This 14th and 15th century alleged serial killer became associated with the vampire myth in the 1970s.
Who is Elizabeth Báthory?
The Stanley Hotel inspired the Overlook Hotel of the Shining, but it was built as a retreat for those with this, leading to its haunting.
What is tuberculosis?
"Somebody's Watching Me" features Michael Jackson, but it was written by this artist.
Who is Rockwell?
If you're strolling by the barrows and hear this lady, get the undertaker on speed dial.
What is a banshee?
This phobia gives its name to a popular 2020 cooperative horror video game.
The real vampire community is largely divided between sanguinarians, who perceive a need to consume blood, and this type of vampire.
What are psychic vampires?
This haunted island in Mexico City is known for its record setting creepy collection.
What is the Island of the Dolls?
Those with dark wardrobes might particularly relate to the subject of this new wave track with a timely title from industrial rock giants.
What is (Everyday Is) Halloween?
Zombies love to eat braaaiiiinnnns, but only because of this film.
What is The Return of the Living Dead?
You might be afraid of the wreck of the Titanic, naval mines, or water ride animatronics if you have this phobia.
What is submechanophobia?
This woman was exhumed in Rhode Island for fear of being a vampire causing consumption in the family, perhaps inspiring Bram Stoker.
Who is Mercy Brown?
This California hotel--now affordable housing complex--is known for an inordinate amount of death and murder, inspiring an American Horror Story season.
What is the Cecil Hotel?