Best Halloween Songs: Part One
I scared the ever-lovin' crap outta myself last night. I stayed up late to watch both the so-sucky-it's-good Halloween III: Season of the Witch ("Five more days 'til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween...") and then Halloween II. The wind was roaring, the Forever Fiancee was snoring, and I was totally convinced there was a homicidal maniac in a William Shatner mask outside. When I looked out the window, our Halloween decorations were wind-scattered on the front lawn. But Screw the paper Frankenstein and the inflatable pumpkin. There wasn't a chance in hell I was leaving the house. Not with John Carpenter's Halloween theme pounding on TV. And definitely not with Michael Myers hiding in the backseat of my Mazda.
Tomorrow I'll tell you the story of my failed Magnum P.I. Halloween costume (albeit with an awesome fake mustache!). For now, here's the first half of my Halloween playlist -- aka the Michael Myers Maniac Mix.
20.) Bad Moon Rising -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
19.) The Headless Horseman -- Bing Crosby
18.) Bark at the Moon -- Ozzy Osbourne
17.) Shakin Shakin Shakes -- Los Lobos
16.) The Mask -- Danger Doom
15.) The Boogie Monster -- Gnarls Barkley
14.) I Was a Teenage Werewolf -- the Cramps
13.) Dead Man's Party -- Oingo Boingo
12.) House of Fun -- Madness
11.) Devil's Been Busy -- Traveling Wilburys
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
Were is "Werewolves of London"?
Posted by: sparky | October 24, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Perhaps "Werewolves" will make Part II?
Or perhaps Mr. Zevon was just too obvious for inclusion?
You'll have to tune in tomorrow to find out.
By the way, Sparky, what's your favorite horror movie?
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 24, 2006 at 01:25 PM
You can't go wrong with Warren Zevon...
Then, there's the classic "Monster Mash."
Posted by: bluegrasswriter | October 24, 2006 at 04:44 PM
Not a big fan of the horror genre, probably due to the fact that I can sleep through an atomic bomb blast or a S.W.A.T. raid on a crack house, take your pick. But if I had to pick one that I thought really did the trick for scaring the ever loving fecal matter out of me I would have to go with an oldie titled "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" don't remember who was in it but I do remember all the little guys that came out of every nook and crany of this house when it was dark. I ran around the house for months with every light on in the house. This movie probably was the one and only reason that I am not of big fan of horror films. Never did see any Halloween, Friday the 13th or Chuckie movies.
Posted by: sparky | October 25, 2006 at 08:47 AM
how about:
1) She was a teenage zombie by Murderdolls
2) Prince of Darkness by Megadeth
Posted by: lexie | February 20, 2007 at 10:36 PM
You might enjoy Rob Zombie's music, which is sort of horror-themed metal.
Your one-stop shop for ambient horror music is Midnight Syndicate.
Posted by: minetruly | October 08, 2008 at 09:22 PM