17 Halloween Songs I Love on Dead Air

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October 1 is my second favorite day of this spooky month. (I'm assuming you can guess which is my favorite. If not, take a look at where you are.) It marks the start of one of my favorite months of the year when, ideally, the leaves are falling, the days are growing shorter and the whole world seems to glow gold.

All October posts are part of the Countdown to Halloween!

It’s also the day a lot of really awesome people around the Internet kick off their Halloween offerings. One of those is Dead Air.

This used to be a once-a-year feature on radiodork.com where the station owner, Clay, would switch over to playing his favorite Halloween tunes. I lived for the moment the flip of the switch happened and I had a constant spooky soundtrack at my fingertips.

Thankfully, he’s just as big of a Halloween junkie as me and took his station year-round at the start of 2017. You can now listen to his gigantic collection of creepy songs 365 days a year at deadair.co. (Not a typo – there is no M at the end of the domain.)

I’ve pretty much listened to it non-stop all year long, usually while working on blog posts.

And today, I’m rounding up a few of my favorite Halloween songs I’ve discovered on Dead Air over the years and sharing them with you. Some are fun and silly. Others are creepy, and a few are downright weird. I hope you find a new spooky tune to love!

 

17 Halloween Songs I Love on Dead Air

“Black Cat” by Tommy Collins – It’s a fun little ditty that’s perfect for any Halloween playlist.

 

“Surfin’ Spooks” by The Ghastly Ones – As a girl who grew up loving The Beach Boys, any Halloween tune with a beachy vibe charms me.

 

“I Want to Bite Your Hand” by Gene Moss & Fred Rice – Parody songs of 60s classics I grew up listening to also charm the heck out of me, like this take on a Beatles classic.

 

“Halloween is Here” by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks – This gem is a perfect mood-setter and great for kiddo party playlists too.

 

“The Voodoo Man” by Johnny Perry – This one is perfect for setting the mood of wandering through the swamps of Louisiana on Halloween night.

 

“Halloween” by Stephen Lynch – You definitely need to have a dark sense of humor to appreciate this one.

 

“Witches Brew” by Janie Jones – There’s just something about Janie’s voice that makes her sound like a witch…in the best way possible.

 

“The Ghost Who Walks” by Karen Elson – This one is dark and moody. Every time I hear it, I picture a ghost girl singing it. (Bonus points – this video is Karen herself performing it!)

 

“Devil’s Stompin’ Ground” by Southern Culture on the Skids – Need a rock tune for your playlist? This one is perfect.

 

“Get Down Goblin” by Jan Terri – A quirky, peppy kid-friendly tune you wouldn’t expect from someone who is beloved by Marilyn Manson. (I only recently learned that thanks to the guys at The Purple Stuff Podcast.)

 

“Witches’ Rave” by Jeff Buckley – I’m not entirely sure how I missed this song all these years because like every other early 00s O.C. loving emo kid, I adored his version of “Hallelujah”…but I’m sure glad I found it for my Halloween playlist!

 

“Halloween” by The Dream Syndicate – This one will definitely set the mood of a spooky day any time of the year.

 

“Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf” by Rob Cantor – Are you ready for something totally random and weird? This song is it. It was featured on Dead Air’s guest post from 2015. To this day, it still amuses me.

 

“Re: Your Brains” by Jonathan Coulton – And while we’re on quirky and weird…this one is another favorite. The chorus had me in stitches the first time I heard it.

 

“Dead Girls of London” by Frank Zappa featuring Van Morrison – The chorus of this song was stuck in my head one morning last week when I woke up, so I decided to look it up to listen and get it out. I was blown away when I realized who this was by!

 

“Maddest Story Ever Told” from Spider Baby – This is by far my favorite song I’ve discovered from Dead Air…and it turns out its the opening credits of a movie!

 

“Raised by Bats” by Aurelio Voltaire – I am a very recent Voltaire convert. Earlier this summer I discovered his Gothic Homemaking show on YouTube after he visited a local oddity shop I follow on Instagram. Then I made the connection that I had heard a LOT of his music on Dead Air. This is easily my favorite.

 

And just in case you need a handy playlist of all of these…

 

 

 

Which song is your favorite?

There are so many more I could have chosen, but I decided to keep my list relatively short. I encourage you to bookmark Dead Air to enjoy all October – and all year – long!

Happy haunting,

Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

Miranda is the Houston-based writer, blogger, and Halloween lover behind Spooky Little Halloween, the blog celebrating October 31st all year long. Her favorite Halloween things include pumpkin guts, chocolate bars in her trick-or-treat pail, real haunted houses (including the one she lives in!), and historic cemeteries.

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    Chelsea Celaya

    October 4, 2017

    I finally figured out how to get a direct link to DeadAir on my phone so I can automatically load it and have been listening what feels like non-stop since October 1st. Ironically, I think I’ve only heard two of the songs on your list on DeadAir! XD I’m loving DeadAir and going to them over choosing my own collection because of their variety. It’s amazing how many songs are on there that never crossed my mind to add to my collection. Of course, there’s still some repeats, but I’m greatly enjoying the listen. I also love the audio clips between the songs, what a great way to mix it up. :)

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      Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

      October 5, 2017

      His collection is HUGE. I’m still hearing stuff now I haven’t heard at all in the past year, which delights me to no end. Glad you’re enjoying it too!

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    Joseph Mello

    October 6, 2017

    The Spider Baby one is great, and I love that film, too. I saved a few of these to listen to later, I am intrigued. I have a humongous Halloween playlist, but always looking for more!

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      Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

      October 6, 2017

      Glad you found a few to check out! I’d love to listen to your playlist if you’re up for sharing. :)

      • Joseph Mello

        October 7, 2017

        Okay, but remember, you asked for it!

        1 Witch Doctor – Alvin and the Chipmunks
        2 Drac’s Back – Andy Forray
        3 The Rockin’ Ghost -Archie Bleyer
        4 Zombies – The Astro
        5 Devil In My Car – The B-52’s
        6 The Monster Hop – Bert Convy
        7 The Night Before Halloween – Bill Buchanan
        8 Wombie Zombie – Billy Taylor
        9 Release The Bats – The Birthday Party
        10 Born on a Day the Sun Didn’t Rise – Black Moth Super Rainbow
        11 Oliver Haddo – Blood Ceremony
        12 Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
        13 The Monster Swim – Bobby (Boris) Pickett And The Crypt Kickers
        14 Vampira – Halloween Howls Bobby Bare
        15 They’re Here – Boots Walker
        16 Monster Mash – Monster Hits Vol. 1 Boris Pickett & The Crypt Keepers
        17 Screaming – The Brains
        18 The Ghost Of Smokey Joe – Cab Calloway
        19 Violet Hellfire – Calabrese
        20 cthlu thlu – Caravan
        21 The Skeleton Dance – Cark Stalling
        22 Don’t Meet Mr. Frankenstein – Carlos Casal, Jr.
        23 Dracula – Christine Pilzer
        24 Devil Woman – Cliff Richard
        25 The Twilight Zone – Monster Hits Vol. 1 Constant, Marius
        26 Blood Will Have Blood – Corpusse
        27 Treat You Like A Lady – Count Floyd (Joe Flaherty)
        28 I Was A Teenage Werewolf – The Cramps
        29 Rockin’ Bones – The Cramps
        30 Crushed – The Crypt Club
        31 Frankenstein Twist – The Crystals
        32 Grimly Fiendish – The Damned
        33 Frankenstein Conquers The World – Daniel Johnston And Jad Fair
        34 Shhh… – The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
        35 Mad Witch – Dave Gardner
        36 Trick Or Treat – David, Hoffman And Livington
        37 It’s Monster Surfing Time – The Deadly Ones
        38 The Voodoo Man – The Del-Vikings
        39 Horror Movies – Dickie Goodman
        40 Zombie Stomp – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
        41 Mad Monster Party – Ethel Ennis
        42 Halloween Remix – Exorcist Theme – The Exorcist Motion Picture Soundtrack
        43 Tubular Bells – The Exorcist Theme
        44 Graveyard Music – F. Xavier Atencio And Buddy Baker
        45 Grim Grinning Ghosts – F. Xavier Atencio And Buddy Baker
        46 I’m A Mummy – The Fall
        47 Me And The Ghost Upstairs – Fred Astaire
        48 The Cave (Part One) – Gary “Spider” Webb
        49 Werewolf – Gary Warren
        50 The Surf Monster – Gene Moss
        51 Carry Me Back To Transylvania – Gene Moss
        52 Ghastly Stomp – The Ghastly Ones
        53 Goblin Dance – Ghostly Sounds (Gershon Kingsley & Pete…
        54 The Graveyard Shift – The Ghouls
        55 Night Gallery – Gil Melle And Edward Sauter
        56 Spook City U.S.A. – Glenn Danzig
        57 The Twilight Zone ’85 Main Title – The Grateful Dead And Merl Saunders
        58 Zombies, March! – GWAR
        59 Omar The Vampire – The Hamburger Brothers
        60 The Vampire Lovers – Harry Robinson
        61 Blood Of Dracula – I was A Teenage Frankenstein
        62 Midnight Monsters Hop – Jack And Jim
        63 The Monsters Go Disco – Monster Cereals Jeff Elmassian
        64 Unpleasantville – Jeremy Tyler
        65 Vampire Daddy – Jerry Bryan
        66 Ave Satani – Jerry Goldsmith
        67 The Altar – Jerry Goldsmith
        68 Carol Ann’s Theme (End Title) – Jerry Goldsmith
        69 Toccata And Fugue In D-Minor – Monster Hits Vol. 1 Johann Sebastian Bach
        70 Halloween Theme – Main Title – John Carpenter
        71 The Fog (main Theme) – John Carpenter
        72 Opening Titles – John Carpenter
        73 Wake Up – John Carpenter
        74 Happy Halloween – John Zacherle
        75 Halloween – Kay Lande & Wade Denning
        76 The Headless Horseman – Kay Starr
        77 Wicked Annabella – The Kinks
        78 She’s My Witch – Kip Tyler
        79 You Can’t Give Me Anything – Kreeps
        80 Halloween Spooks – Lambert, Hendricks And Ross
        81 The Mummy’s Bracelet – Lee Ross
        82 Graveyard – Leroy Bowman
        83 Story Time
        84 Shaking Things Up
        85 Welcome To Unpleasantville
        86 Man Meets Monster
        87 Pumpkin Brain Pie
        88 All Out Of Homes
        89 The O’lantern’s
        90 Smashing Pumpkins
        91 Spider Baby Theme – Spider Baby Soundtrack Lon Chaney Jr
        92 The Boogeyman is Coming – Halloween Lonnie Elam
        93 Wolf Call – lord dent and his invaders
        94 Jinetes En El Cielo – Los Babys
        95 Amytiville – Lovebug Starski
        96 Out Of Limits – The Marketts
        97 Zombie – Mecht Mensch
        98 13 O’Clock Rock – The Memphis Morticians
        99 Return Of The Fly – Misfits
        100 Ghoul’s Night Out – The Misfits
        101 The Spider And The Fly – The Monocles
        102 Night Of The Vampire – The Moontrekkers
        103 The Haunted Strangler – Movie Advert
        104 Horror Of Dracula – Movie Advert
        105 I Was A Teenage Werewolf – Movie Advert
        106 The Mummy – Movie Advert
        107 At The Munsters – The Munsters
        108 The Haunted House – New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
        109 Can’t Stop the Monster Kids – The Other
        110 Clinkerated Chimes – Pat Bone
        111 Phantasm Theme – Phantasm Motion Picture Soundtrack
        112 The House on Shady Lane – The House on Shady Lane Plain White T’s
        113 A Questionable Obsession with the Recen… RAMMER
        114 The Witch Queen Of New Orleans – Redbone
        115 The House On Sorority Row – Main Title – Richard Band
        116 Prologue / Main Title – Richard Band
        117 Re-Animator Theme Reprise – Richard Band
        118 Dark Shadows – The Robert Cobert Orchestra
        119 The Night Of The Vampire – Roky Erickson
        120 I Walked With A Zombie – Roky Erickson And The Aliens
        121 Halloween Remix – Miscellaneous Ronald Jenkees
        122 Goo Goo Muck – Ronnie Cook And The Gaylads
        123 Kill Murder Killers
        124 Zombies of the Dead
        125 Day of the Rocks
        126 Murder on the Gondola
        127 Ghoulash – Satan’s Pilgrims
        128 She’s Fallen In Love With A Monster Man – Screaming Lord Sutch
        129 Jack the Ripper – Screaming Lord Sutch
        130 Jack The Ripper – Screaming Lord Sutch
        131 It’s Halloween – The Shaggs
        132 It Counquered The World – The She Creature
        133 The Purple People Eater – Monster Hits Vol. 1 Sheb Wooley
        134 Birthday – So Sick Social Club feat. Madchild
        135 Suck Me – Spooklight feat. Ryan Lindsey
        136 The Spook Walks – Spooks
        137 Tongue Sandwich (Water Creature Remix) – Squid Lid
        138 Jump Rope – Steve Jablonsky
        139 Main Title – Steve Jablonsky
        140 Ghost Rider – Suicide
        141 Graveyard Rock – Tarantula Ghoul And Her Gravediggers
        142 Get Up and Kill – The Creeping Cruds
        143 Monster – The Mission Creeps
        144 Phantom Chop – The von Drats
        145 Wrong Turn – The Young Werewolves
        146 Danny’s Inferno – The Three Suns
        147 The Ghost And Mr. Chicken – The Tiki Tones
        148 Bad Ritual – Timber Timbre
        149 I’m A Ghost – Unknown Artist
        150 Snickers Halloween Grocery Store – Halloween Various Artists
        151 Nightmare on My Street – Various Artists
        152 At the House of Frankenstein – Various Artists
        153 Creature Feature – Various Artists
        154 The Day The Earth Stood Still – Various Artists
        155 Halloween Spooks – Various Artists
        156 The Headless Horseman – Various Artists
        157 Monster Holiday – Various Artists
        158 Trick Or Treat – Various Artists
        159 The Fourth Dimension – The Ventures
        160 Haunted House of Rock (extended version) – whodini
        161 Opening Titles Friday the 13th: The Series – Fred Mollin
        162 Love Potion No. 9 – The Clovers
        163 Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes
        164 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Theme
        165 – Hellraiser – Christopher Young
        166 – Tales from the Crypt – Danny Elfman
        167 – Beetlejuice – Danny Elfman
        168 – Edward Scissorhands – Danny Elfman
        169 – The Outer Limits – Dominic Frontiere
        170 – Tales From the Darkside – Donald Rubenstein
        171 – Forever Knight – Fred Mollin
        172 – Friday the 13th: The Series – Fred Mollin
        173 – Beyond Reality – Fred Mollin
        174 – The Odyssey – Fred Mollin
        175 – Opening Titles – Friday the 13th: The Series – Fred Mollin
        176 – ‘The Inheritance’: Thunderstorm In The City/’Tails I Live, Heads You Die’: The Graveyard…
        177 – Suite From ‘The Barons Bride’: I. Micki’s Trance/II. The Vampire’s Lair/III. Ryan Says Goodbye…
        178 – Suite From ‘Badge Of Honor’: I. The Deal/II. Micki And Tim/III. Sharko Alone/The Badge Revealed…
        179 – ‘Tails I Live, Heads You Die’: The Death Of Micki
        180 – ‘Symphony In B Sharp’: I. Ryan Chases The Phantom/II. The Death Of Leslie/III. The Fight To…
        181 – Suite From ‘Brain Drain’: I. Jack And Vi/II. Real Love/III. Jack Mourns Vi
        182 – ‘Eye Of Death’: I. The Letter/The Troops Retreat/II. More Retreat
        183 – Suite From ‘What A Mother Wouldn’t Do’: I. The Cradle Revealed/Mom And Louis/II. Mom And The Baby…
        184 – ‘The Electrocutioner’: I. In The Basement
        185 – Suite From ‘The Playhouse’: I. The Children’s Theme/II. The Playhouse Transports The Children…
        186 – Suite From ‘Wedding In Black’ And ‘Bottle Of Dreams’: I. The Castle/II. Calvin And Micki/…
        187 – ‘Bottle Of Dreams’: I. The End Of A Year
        188 – Friday The 13th-The Series: Closing Credits
        189 -Friday the 13th – Main Theme
        190 – Friday the 13th – Theme
        191 – Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Gil Melle
        192 – Night Gallery – Gilbert Melle
        193 – Suspiria – Goblin
        194 – Theme from Friday the 13th – The Horror Theme
        195 – Friday the 13th (the Legacy) – The Horror Theme
        196 – The Fly – Howard Shore
        197 – Videodrome – Howard Shore
        198 – The Outer Limits (1995) – J. Van Tongeren
        199 – The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith
        200 – Poltergeist – Jerry Goldsmith
        201 – Halloween – John Carpenter
        202 – Theme Music (Original) – John Carpenter
        203 – Theme (From Halloween) – John Carpenter
        204 – Theme to Jaws – John Williams
        205 – Dead, Dead, Dead – Juan Schwartz and
        206 – The Twilight Zone – Marius Constant
        207 – Nowhere Man – Mark Snow
        208 – The X-Files – Mark Snow
        209 – Scooby Doo, Where Are You? – Matthew Sweet
        210 – Dark Shadows Theme – R. Corbet
        211 – Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
        212 – Dracula: The Series – Robert Cobert
        213 – The Addams Family – various
        214 – Bewitched – various
        215 – The Twilight Zone – various
        216 – Main Theme from The Addams Family – Vic Mizzy
        217 – Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
        218 – In Search Of… – various
        219 – Tales from the Darkside Intro

      • Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

        October 7, 2017

        Yes I did, and I’m so excited to go through this list and listen to the ones I don’t know yet.

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    Glendale Halloween

    October 9, 2017

    I never listen this type of songs before but like to hear halloween songs now onwards.

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    Albert Martino

    May 21, 2018

    Hi, my name is Albert Martino and I’m a huge Halloween fanatic. I thought Halloween needed some new songs so I wrote these songs. I have a very limited musical background but I do have a love for music and a passion for Halloween, so I hired some awesome musicians to bring these songs to life.

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