It’s spooky season and we don’t mess around in my haunted house. Although there’s plenty of timeless tunes, Halloween-themed options have grown lately thanks to new bands embracing the holiday or horror in general.

This list is a mixture of classics, new earworms, and near forgotten gems waiting to be rediscovered. Each earned its place through haunting melodies, dark lyrics, or terror-inducing imagery. All are ideal for parties or chilling with friends. It is not in any particular order, and ranges from goofy and fun to very adult, for which I’ll provide NSFW warnings.

If you enjoy this, be sure to check out my latest release, Arkham Horror: Secrets in Scarlet from Aconyte Books. A set of globetrotting, thriller-horror adventures with stories by Josh Reynolds, Carrie Harris and MJ Newman.

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