Dubtape de los Muertos
Here lies a digital dubtape (playlist) of dreadful and disturbing ditties for the long dead, recently deceased or undying hosts that haunt your Halloween festivities, hallows-eve shindigs and macabre masquerades.
Note: This list is entirely objective and subject to personal taste, influence (suggestions welcome), addition, rearrangement and revision without notice; so visit often or subscribe for the latest.
Unsettling Uvular Undulations for the Undead
- Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
- Danse Macabre – Celtic Frost
- The Killing Moon – Echo & the Bunnymen
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Sister Morphine – Rolling Stones
- I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Little Demon – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Hell – Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
- Dig Up Her Bones – The Misfits
- Werewolf – The Frantics
- Boris the Spider – The Who
- Little Drop of Poison – Tom Waits
- Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard – Tom Waits
- I’m Your Boogie Man – White Zombie (& Sex on the Rocks Mix)
- They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! – Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels)
- Dracula – Iced Earth
- Transylvanian Concubine – Rasputina
- Girl with No Eyes – It’s a Beautiful Day
Less-than Spooky Songs for Sappy Spirits
- What’s a Girl to Do? – Bat for Lashes
- Little Ghost – The White Stripes
- The Horror of Our Love – Ludo
- Ghost Town – The Specials
Goofy Gurgles for Lil’ Ghouls & Ghosts
- Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
- Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song) – Buddy Baker & X Atencio
- Vampire – Antsy Pants
- Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts – Dr. Demento
- Monster Mash – Bobby Boris Pickett
- The Headless Horsemen Song – Bing Crosby or Kay Starr
- This is Halloween – Danny Elfman (Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Riboflavin-Flavored Non-Carbonated Polyunsaturated Blood – Don Hinson & The Rigormorticians
- Casper the Friendly Ghost – Daniel Johnston
Phantasmic Film-Phonics
- Cry Little Sister – Gerard McMann (& the Z.U.Bee Remix)
- The Time Warp – Richard O’Brien
- This is Halloween – Marilynn Manson
- Love Song for a Vampire – Annie Lennox
- Midnight, The Stars & You – Al Bowlly
- Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? – Bing Crosby
Truly Creepy Choruses
- Kagami – Die Form
- Careful With That Axe, Eugene – Pink Floyd
- Come to Daddy – Aphex Twin
- Several Species Of Small Furry Animals – Pink Floyd
- Dead Man’s Bones – Dead Man’s Bones
- For Whom the Bell Tolls – Carmen Daye
- ’97 Bonnie & Clyde* – Tori Amos (Eminem)
- The Black Dog Runs at Night – Angelo Badalamenti
- Discipline – Throbbing Gristle
- Crawl Into You – Floater
Symphonic Serenades to the Slaughtered (Instrumental)
- Mercedes Lullaby – Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth)
- A Tale – Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth)
- Pans Labyrinth Lullaby – Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth)
- Agnus Dei – Elliot Goldenthal (Aliens 3)
- Mina’s Photos – Kilar Wojciech (Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
- The Storm – Kilar Wojciech (Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
- The Ring of Fire – Kilar Wojciech (Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
- Introduction (Titles) – Danny Elfman (Edward Sissorhands)
- Plavalaguna – Eric Serra (5th Element)
- Radiowaves – Eric Serra (5th Element)
- Apparition On The Train – John Williams (Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban)
- The Dementors Converge – John Williams (Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Hoodlum Haunts for Gangsta Ghasts
WARNING! Many of the following songs are completely inappropriate for any kind of public gathering, let alone a party:
- A Nightmare on My Street – Will Smith
- Are You Ready for Freddy? – Fat Boys
- Mind Playing Tricks on Me* – Geto Boys
- House of Horrors** – Insane Clown Posse
- Dance with the Devil** – Immortal Technique
*explicit … **and extremely disturbing
I Can’t Believe You Forgot… !!
Had to quit before the strain caused an aneurysm or something equally unpleasant ruptured; have no fear (unless this is your intent), this list is far from complete and will continue to grow as I stumble over more musical corpses to bury in this nightmarish necropolis.
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