Classics
This song was released in 1962, but remains a Halloween classic to this day.
"The Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett
This song is usually played on a specific day of the year.
"September" by Earth Wind and Fire
This is the opening song to a famous halloween Disney movie.
"This is Halloween" from Nightmare Before Christmas
This song was featured in a Disney Channel original show.
"Calling all the Monsters"
This song is commonly played around Halloween
"Somebody's watching me"
This song was released in 1982 and has a popular dance associated with it
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
This love song mentions a specific month in its title.
"We Fell in Love In October"
This is the opening song for a movie that spawned many spin-offs and remakes.
The Addams Family
One of the most iconic horror movie themes is from this movie.
"Halloween" by John Carpenter
This song was featured in the Netflix show, "Wednesday"
"Goo Goo Muck" by The Cramps
This song, released in 1996, became popular again in the 2010s because a remix of it became popular.
"Spooky Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold
This is part of a praised album from 2020.
"August" by Taylor Swift
The movie that this song is from, which released in 1984, is classified as a "Comedy Horror"
Ghostbusters
This song was featured in the "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie adaptation.
"Talking in your Sleep" by The Romantics
This song was created for an amusement park ride at Disney
"Grim Grinning Ghosts" from the Haunted Mansion
This song, from 1958, is a comedy song about a monster that reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1958.
"The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooly
This song was released by the Neighbourhood in 2013
"Sweater Weather"
"Beetlejuice" by Danny Elfman
This theme is from a horror movie released in the last 10 years.
Theme from "Us"
This song was created by the artist, Stevie Wonder
"Superstition"
This is the most well-known song from a horror musical released in 1975.
"Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Show
This is a famous jazz tune by Nat King Cole.
"Autumn Leaves"
This is the opening song to a movie about a singer and a mysterious murderer that falls in love with her.
"Phantom of the Opera"
This theme is from what many consider one of the scariest horror films of all time
"The Excorcist"
This song was created in 1968, but became popular again in 2020.
"My girlfriend is a Witch" by October Country