My Scary Halloween ~ Terror Tunes

Halloween is "THE" party night, and nothing completes the mood like a cool Terror Tune. Whether it's the tried-and-true party classic or an atmosphere-setting eerie instrumental, the best music for your Halloween is listed below. View the 13 best songs for your party, a collections of CDs to buy, an assortment of other killer tracks, and of course, some eerie sound effects to haunt your house. Can I get a Hell Yeah!

Get your ghoulish party started with these awesomely wicked CDs and downloads. Some are out-of-print or hard-to-find, but worth it. As usual start with Amazon, iTunes, or eBay.

Keepin' Halloween Alive
Alice Cooper
Black Magic
Magic Wands
Somebody's Watching Me
Anna Waronker
This is Oh My Dear
Two Steps from Hell
This Club is a Haunted House
Sharon Needles
Bad Things
Jace Everett
Haunted
Charlotte Martin
Bloody Mary
Lady Gaga
Voodoo
Godsmack
Monster
Fred Schneider
Go Zombie
Zombie Girl
Zydrate Anatomy
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Doom and Gloom
Rolling Stones
It's a Haunted House
Brian Asselin & Eric Disero
It’s Your Voodoo Working
Janiva Magness
Dr. Demon & the Robot Girl
Captain Clegg

Elvira presents Haunted Hits
Sixteen absolute classic Halloween tunes by the original artists in a now out of print (but not impossible to find) cd. Amazon has used copies for under $5. If you only get one CD this is the one.

Halloween Hits
Ten essential party tunes in one easy to find collection under $10 – all featuring the original artists not those generic CDs that "reinterpret" the songs. Definitely more family-friendly than some other collections.

The Nightmare Before Christmas
The 2006 2-CD reissue of Tim Burton's haunting tale is perfect holiday listening. From "This is Halloween" to "Oogie Boogie's Song" you can't miss and the second cd features new artists

New Wave Halloween
This CD collects a sampling of the best 80s new wave songs, along with six other songs – all titled Halloween – that range from goth to punk. It's curious and curiouser, and still the only place to find Creature with the Atom Brain!

Midnight Syndicate: Carnival Arcane
These guys have been churning out great Halloween music for years, but never has a collection been so thematically concise, sophisticated and listenable. This is easily one of their best albums to date and a must-own for Halloween fans.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Janet, Brad, and Dr. Franknfurter vamp it up in this 70s cult classic. I'm not sure how this became a Halloween staple, but Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite show up at every party.

Halloween Hootenanny
Rob Zombie and friends put together a fun, surfy, punky, and goofy tribute to the holiday. The standout track Halloween, She Get So Mean is a modern classic – and they just don't make good Halloween music anymore.

iTunes Essentials: Halloween
Download the best directly from this iTunes Store collection. The 75 tracks do push the limits of Terror Tune acceptabiity, but there's still a lot to love, even if there is still a lot missing. Damn you greedy record companies!!!

Crystal Theory: Halloween Lounge
Not much is known about this UK jazzy/lounge group, but their breathy covers of classics like Mad World, Thriller, and the exceptional Don't Fear The Reaper are perfect for a low-key autumn evening – pumpkin martini in hand, of course.

Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures
The fictional band from Rob Zombie's Halloween II somehow managed to put together an album of rollicking, psychobilly music. Standout tracks include Zombie a Go-Go, the new classic, Dr. Demon & the Robot Girl, and Honky Tonk Halloween.

The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party
This collection is billed as a collection of American Horror Songs 1930–1950s and it is a hoot. You can practially see the greasers bopping to this collection at the drive-in or malt shop.

Halloween at High Noon: Exhumed, The Hits
It seems High Noon Records specializes in mostly instrumental goth/industrial music and this is a sampling of their various releases. The results are uneven but nonetheless excellent background music for a party.

Evil Dead (2013) Original Soundtrack
Film scores tend to be repetitive and overly bombastic. This one has that but also has some eerie melancholy and quietly chilling moments with unusual effects and chorus. The Deluxe CD has extra tracks not included in the digital version.

HalloweenRadio.net
For the best in streaming Halloween music, log onto HalloweenRadio.net and select from four streams of free music! Get a taste below: