
The track is creepy to another level with Lux Interior's menacing lyrics and buzzing.

This late-'80s garage-punk jam is a must for any self-respecting Halloween playlist. While the lyrics are sparse, when they do make their way into this mostly instrumental track and aren't just repeating "Dracula, Dracula" they're saying, "Everybody party time / Some of us will never sleep again." 15. We all can relate to the Australian electronic band when they say, "I get so haunted, that I'm misunderstood tonight." 14. The song opens with, "I live in a graveyard" because, "Yeah, I'm just as see-through as Casper the Ghost." 13. This '80s classic will bring some nocturnal nostalgia to your party. "The Killing Moon" by Echo And The Bunnymen "Dark and Stormy" by Hot ChipĪ ghostly chant of "Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh," repeats through this spooky single by the English electronic band. His scary love interest, played by Kelis, reassures him: "Don't run, I'm not the sun." 10. "Dracula's Wedding" by Outkast, KelisĪndré 3000 is terrified of his bride in this literal-lyriced song ("I wait my whole life to bite the right one / Then you come along and that freaks me out"). LA indie pop band tells this ghost to "Find your way back to the grave." 9.
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This markedly Halloween-themed song has a video to match, full of gore in the form of detached limbs, corpses, and a reel of disturbing images. The video for this disco-infused synthpop banger features a werewolf dancing in homage of Michael Jackson before turning on his audience, and the band, leaving no body intact, literally tearing up the dance floor.

Here, the American rock duo deviates slightly from their standard fare for a folkier ditty with blue-grass flavor that speaks of an impossible love with an apparition: "When I held her I was really holding air." 6. This stirring song juxtaposes breathy verses with wood block beat for haunting effect. "But I bet we wouldn't get too far / Before the transformation takes / And blood lust tanks and crave gets slaked." 4.
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"Wolf Like Me" by TV On The RadioĪggressive drums and shredded guitar punctuated by howls become the backdrop for a sexually-charged tale that easily doubles as a werewolf narrative, especially when paired with the track's striking music video. This funky number has Cee-Lo Green delivering lyrics like "I've got a monster in my closet / Someone's underneath my bed" with a straight face and pure soul.

Nothing better declares that the party has officially started like this heavy "Jock Jams" beat by the blues rock duo. So for a night of fright this year, gather your best-disguised friends for an evening of devilish debauchery, and set the stage with this mix. This roundup focuses on alternative selections you might not have previously considered to be "Halloween-themed," choices that are very much on-theme but decidedly more obscure, and even brings in a few old school selections simply because it would be sacrilege to exclude them. So, in celebration of older - more aware and discerning - you, who has survived the days of one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eaters, here are 55 alternative Halloween songs for the ultimate indie monster bash playlist.Ĭhances are you already have "Thriller" and the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" soundtrack queued up on your Halloween playlist. As I grew older, I realized that other (less literal, more enjoyable) tunes could also fit the bill for the occasion. It became evident early on that a spooky Halloween playlist was requisite to any seasonal fright-fest. Growing up, not a Halloween season went by without my home undergoing a heavy dose of "Ghostbusters," "Time Warp," and "Purple People Eater" played on loop, occasionally switched out with another '90s cassette titled Sounds of Halloween, chockfull of eerie sound effects and interruptive bloodcurdling screams.
