Halloween Party Music: A Playlist

Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought it would be about time to compile a list of Halloween music. Now, I really hate cheap Halloween music. What I want is something you can dance to and have a hoppin' party with, but still be on the spooky side. Basically, what you WON'T find on this list are songs like: "The Monster Mash," Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D-minor," and "One-Eyed, Purple, People-Eater," and other somewhat childish songs. This list includes some oldies, instrumentals, jazz, pop, industrial, rock, psychobilly, and...well... just a bit of everything. I encourage you to explore some of the artists you find. I left out a lot of equally good songs just for the sake of fitting everything in on this list.

You can access the complete list here on Youtube: Halloween Party Playlist

If you don't feel like going through that playlist, here's what I have. I did my best to divide them up into genres:

Gnarls Barkley

Alternative:
Gnarls Barkley - "Necromancer" and "The Boogie Monster"
Creature Feature - "Such Horrible Things" and "Six Foot Deep"
Skillet - "Monster"
Saving Jane - "I'm in Love with a Vampire"
Voltaire - "Zombie Prostitute" and "Brains!"
Squirrel Nut Zippers - "Hell"

Cabaret:
Vermillion Lies - "Circus Apocalypse"
Jill Tracy - "Evil Night Together," "The Fine Art of Poisoning"

Electronic:
Chiasm - "Isolated"
Sohodolls - "My Vampire"

Goth:
Ministry - "Everyday is Halloween"

Siouxsie & the Banshees

Switchblade Symphony - "Gutter Glitter," "Clown," and "Witches"
Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Halloween" and "Happy House"
Xandria - "Vampire"

Industrial:
Aesthetic Perfection - "The Ones"
Zombie Girl - "Halloween," "The Darkness," "Blood, Brains, and Rock 'n Roll"
L'Ame Immortelle - "Why Didn't I Die?"
Angelspit - "Infect"
Grendel - "One Eight Zero (Life Cried Remix)"

Instrumental/Soundtrack:
Amber Asylum - "Black Waltz"
Suspiria Soundtrack - Theme
The Sims Makin' Magic - "Once a Cemitery," "Loading Screen," "Foggy Shores," and "Build 7"
Silent Hill 2 - "Fear Locked Away," "Other Breath"
Silent Hill 3 - "Prayer," "Battle for Heaven"
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - "Always on My Mind"

Zombie Girl

Pentaphobe - "The Cover of Night"
American McGee's Alice - "Duchess Battle Theme"
Jason Tai - "Dollhouses"
Death in June - "Death is a Drummer"

Jazz:
Matt Gross - "Evil"

Musicals:
Phantom of the Paradise - "Life at Last"
Repo! The Genetic Opera - "Zydrate Anatomy"
Nightmare Before Christmas - "Oogie Boogie's Song"
Rocky Horror Picture Show - "Time Warp"

"Oldies" (in quotes because they really aren't that old):
Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
Elvis Presley - "Devil in Disguise"
Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"

Pop:
BoA - "Scream"
Katy Perry - "E.T."
Lady Gaga - "Monster," "Teeth," "Bad Romance (Zona Vigor Industrial Remix)"
Nelly Furtado - "Maneater (Bliix Remix)"
Emii - "Magic" and "Zombie Boyfriend"
Rihanna - "Disturbia"
Shakira - "She Wolf"
Natalia Kills - "Zombie"

Horrorpops

Roisin Murphy - "Ramalama"

Psychobilly:
Horrorpops - "Walk Like a Zombie"
The Creepshow - "Zombies Ate Her Brain" and "Halloween"
Zombie Ghost Train - "R.I.P."
Rezurex - "Devil Woman from Outerspace"

Rap:
Zion I & The Grouch - "Frankenstein"

Rock:
Rob Zombie - "Dragula" and "Living Dead Girl"
Godsmack - "Voodoo"
Lacuna Coil - "Spellbound"
Lordi - "Would You Love a Monsterman?"

Slow Songs:

Collide

Leah Andreone - "Pretty Freak"
Jill Tracy - "Haunted by the Thought of You"

Synth-Rock:
The Birthday Massacre - "Blue" and "Shallow Grave"

Tango:
Collide - "The Lunatics Have Taken over the Asylum"

Techno:
E Nomine - "Der Exorzist" and "Mitternacht"
Camille Jones - "The Creeps (Fedde Remix)"
Fedde le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - "Scared of Me"
Mysto & Pizzi - "Somebody's Watching Me"

Trance:
Tenth Planet - "Ghosts (Vincent de Moor Remix)"