The 21 Spookiest Rock Songs for the Halloween Season

As October's days grow shorter and the air chillier, the anticipation of Halloween builds -- and for a proper celebration, there needs to be a soundtrack. The fiendishly fabulous treats on this (alphabetical) list comprise my personal hit parade for October. Nothing against the obvious Halloween hits (Thriller, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, The Time Warp) but I prefer the haunted corridor less traveled...

Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus (1979)



Black Celebration - Depeche Mode (1986)



Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)



Bloodletting (French version) - Concrete Blonde (1990)



Carnival of Souls - Combustible Edison (1994)



Dragula - Rob Zombie (1998)



Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry (1984)



Ghost On A Highway - Mazzy Star (1990)



Ghost Town - The Specials (1981)



Halloween - Siouxsie & The Banshees (1981)



I Put A Spell On You - Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956)



Love - Skinny Puppy (1986)



Marian - Sisters of Mercy (1985)



Nemesis - Shriekback (1985)



Other Voices - The Cure (1981)



People Are Strange - The Doors (1967)



Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers) - Dead Can Dance (1987)



Pet Semetary - The Ramones (1988)



Room 101 - Eurythmics (1984)



Scary Monsters & Super Creeps - David Bowie (1980)



This House Is Haunted - Alice Cooper (1972)