Everyone loves a good Halloween celebration, especially at the beach. Scary stories around a moonlit bonfire with the waves crashing behind you set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. However, you’ll need some equally eerie music to help set the Halloween mood. Luckily for you, we’ve done all the work for you. We’ve put together a playlist of the best Halloween songs — from classics like “Thriller” to today’s hits like “Season of the Witch,” we’ve got something to scare everybody. So put on your costumes and turn the music up!
- Season of the Witch – Lana Del Rey
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Bloody Mary – Lady Gaga
- This is Halloween – The Citizens of Halloween
- Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers
- Time Warp – Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O’Brien
- I Put A Spell On You – PattyCake
- The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
- Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
- Earth, Wind, Fire, & Air – Moon Sisters, The Nostalgia Girls
- Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
- The Witches Are Back – Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
- Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
- She Wolf – Shakira
- Zombie – The Cranberries
- Stranger Things – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
- Scooby-Doo – Ohio Express
- Little Dark Age – MGMT
- Spooky Scary Skeletons – Andrew Gold
- Monster – Lady Gaga
- Dark Lady – Cher
- Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics
- My Girlfriend is a Witch – October Country
- Main Theme: The Adams Family – Vic Mizzy & His Orchestra and Chorus
- Every Day Is Halloween – Ministry
- Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein, or Dracula – The Diamonds
- Jack’s Lament – Danny Elfman
- Killer Queen – Queen
- The Ballad of the Witches’ Road – Kathryn Hahn
- Thriller/Heads Will Roll – Glee Cast
- One Way or Another (Hocus Pocus 2) – Bette Midler
- Call me Cruella – Florence + The Machine
- The City is Graveyard – Baby Storm
- Poison – Alice Cooper
- Goosebumps Theme – Retrospectre
- Witchy Woman – The Eagles
- Halloween Theme – John Carpenter