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Posted on Oct 4, 2013

31 Songs Perfect For Halloween

It's October and these are the best songs to get you in the mood for Halloween. (Spoiler Alert: Monster Mash isn't on the list.)

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Dead Man's Bones is the band of little known actor, Ryan Gosling. I don't know if you've heard of him or not. All of their songs are perfect for Halloween and there may or may not be more of their tracks on this list. — youtube.com

Dead Man's Bones is the band of little known actor, Ryan Gosling. I don't know if you've heard of him or not. All of their songs are perfect for Halloween and there may or may not be more of their tracks on this list.

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Dead Man's Bones is the band of little known actor, Ryan Gosling. I don't know if you've heard of him or not. All of their songs are perfect for Halloween and there may or may not be more of their tracks on this list.

Not much needs to be said in defense of this song's Halloween-ness. Hell, American Horror Story: Coven even uses a version of this song in one of their promos. — youtube.com

Not much needs to be said in defense of this song's Halloween-ness. Hell, American Horror Story: Coven even uses a version of this song in one of their promos.

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Not much needs to be said in defense of this song's Halloween-ness. Hell, American Horror Story: Coven even uses a version of this song in one of their promos.

Two words: Hocus. Pocus. — youtube.com

Two words: Hocus. Pocus.

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Two words: Hocus. Pocus.

A child's music box is eerie any time of the year. — youtube.com

A child's music box is eerie any time of the year.

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A child's music box is eerie any time of the year.

Perhaps the most famous song from Nightmare Before Christmas. Only this version is by Marilyn Manson, and it's Marilyn Manson so that explains itself. — youtube.com

Perhaps the most famous song from Nightmare Before Christmas. Only this version is by Marilyn Manson, and it's Marilyn Manson so that explains itself.

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Perhaps the most famous song from Nightmare Before Christmas. Only this version is by Marilyn Manson, and it's Marilyn Manson so that explains itself.

Anyone who doesn't think Beetlejuice when they think about Halloween needs to be eaten by a Sand Worm. — youtube.com

Anyone who doesn't think Beetlejuice when they think about Halloween needs to be eaten by a Sand Worm.

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Anyone who doesn't think Beetlejuice when they think about Halloween needs to be eaten by a Sand Worm.

It's f***ing Ghostbusters... — youtube.com

It's f***ing Ghostbusters...

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It's f***ing Ghostbusters...

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Probably not a song most people would think of when they think of Halloween but this song is dark and sexy and was even featured on the True Blood soundtrack. — youtube.com

Probably not a song most people would think of when they think of Halloween but this song is dark and sexy and was even featured on the True Blood soundtrack.

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Probably not a song most people would think of when they think of Halloween but this song is dark and sexy and was even featured on the True Blood soundtrack.

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It could be argued that every day is Halloween for Robert Smith. — youtube.com

It could be argued that every day is Halloween for Robert Smith.

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It could be argued that every day is Halloween for Robert Smith.

Everything that you need to know is in the title. WEREWOLVES. This is a song that is right up there with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in how often it shows up on Halloween playlists. — youtube.com

Everything that you need to know is in the title. WEREWOLVES. This is a song that is right up there with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in how often it shows up on Halloween playlists.

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Everything that you need to know is in the title. WEREWOLVES. This is a song that is right up there with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in how often it shows up on Halloween playlists.

Fan's of Supernatural know this song. It is quite literally Death's anthem. — youtube.com

Fan's of Supernatural know this song. It is quite literally Death's anthem.

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Fan's of Supernatural know this song. It is quite literally Death's anthem.

Keeping with the theme of death... — youtube.com

Keeping with the theme of death...

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Keeping with the theme of death...

It's just bells right? But somehow the association of these bells with The Exorcist makes just hearing this theme enough to creep you out. — youtube.com

It's just bells right? But somehow the association of these bells with The Exorcist makes just hearing this theme enough to creep you out.

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It's just bells right? But somehow the association of these bells with The Exorcist makes just hearing this theme enough to creep you out.

Obviously. — youtube.com

Obviously.

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Obviously.

If you've never watched Tales From The Crypt, I suggest you get on that. — youtube.com

If you've never watched Tales From The Crypt, I suggest you get on that.

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If you've never watched Tales From The Crypt, I suggest you get on that.

Tom Waits might as well be Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas. — youtube.com

Tom Waits might as well be Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas.

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Tom Waits might as well be Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas.

Rob Zombie also permanently lives in Halloweentown and I don't blame him. — youtube.com

Rob Zombie also permanently lives in Halloweentown and I don't blame him.

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Rob Zombie also permanently lives in Halloweentown and I don't blame him.

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This is a cover of The Misfits' song. However The Creepshow's psycho-billy version gives me more of a Halloween-ish feeling. — youtube.com

This is a cover of The Misfits' song. However The Creepshow's psycho-billy version gives me more of a Halloween-ish feeling.

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This is a cover of The Misfits' song. However The Creepshow's psycho-billy version gives me more of a Halloween-ish feeling.

The original main theme of Halloween is simple but yet somehow in that simplicity it has managed to crawl into the psyches of millions and successfully creep them out. — youtube.com

The original main theme of Halloween is simple but yet somehow in that simplicity it has managed to crawl into the psyches of millions and successfully creep them out.

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The original main theme of Halloween is simple but yet somehow in that simplicity it has managed to crawl into the psyches of millions and successfully creep them out.

Even if you didn't know what movie this track came from, you would still probably associate it with Halloween. — youtube.com

Even if you didn't know what movie this track came from, you would still probably associate it with Halloween.

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Even if you didn't know what movie this track came from, you would still probably associate it with Halloween.

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Siouxsie Sioux is essentially the female Robert Smith, except better. — youtube.com

Siouxsie Sioux is essentially the female Robert Smith, except better.

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Siouxsie Sioux is essentially the female Robert Smith, except better.

You might associate this song with Charmed or the Love Spit Love version with The Craft. Either way this song is featured in two projects that have to do with witches. — youtube.com

You might associate this song with Charmed or the Love Spit Love version with The Craft. Either way this song is featured in two projects that have to do with witches.

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You might associate this song with Charmed or the Love Spit Love version with The Craft. Either way this song is featured in two projects that have to do with witches.

This song is featured on the soundtrack of one of my favorite, super 80's, vampire films, The Lost Boys. — youtube.com

This song is featured on the soundtrack of one of my favorite, super 80's, vampire films, The Lost Boys.

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This song is featured on the soundtrack of one of my favorite, super 80's, vampire films, The Lost Boys.

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It is for me, Ministry, it is for me. — youtube.com

It is for me, Ministry, it is for me.

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It is for me, Ministry, it is for me.

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This song has nothing to do with Halloween, it's actually addressing the economic despair that was going on at the time, but it makes the list because of its eerie sound and for the fact that urban decay, unemployment, and violence are all scarier than ghosts & goblins. — youtube.com

This song has nothing to do with Halloween, it's actually addressing the economic despair that was going on at the time, but it makes the list because of its eerie sound and for the fact that urban decay, unemployment, and violence are all scarier than ghosts & goblins.

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This song has nothing to do with Halloween, it's actually addressing the economic despair that was going on at the time, but it makes the list because of its eerie sound and for the fact that urban decay, unemployment, and violence are all scarier than ghosts & goblins.

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