13 songs to add to your Halloween playlist
As Halloween draws near, there are several "spooktacular" songs that set the earthly mood .
Any respectable playlist will include Michael Jackson’s 1982 iconic “Thriller,” which has sold more than 105 million copies worldwide.
We've put together a list of music for Halloween. Some songs deal with paranormal themes. Others have different themes but include words like ghost, vampire, devil or witch in the title.
Here is our list of 12 other songs to go “boo” by:
Annie Lennox - “Love Song for a Vampire”
Johnny Cash - “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”
Bobby Pickett - “Monster Mash”
Rockwell - “Somebody’s Watching Me”
Eagles - “Witchy Woman”
Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff - “Nightmare on My Street”
Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
Marilyn Manson - “This is Halloween”
Mike Oldfield - “Tubular Bells” (aka the theme from “The Exorcist”)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - “I Put a Spell on You”
Bauhaus - “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Bad Moon Rising”
What’s on your Halloween playlist?
About the Authors
Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.
Shane Harrison is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. He has been with the AJC since 1990.
