HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST 2020

I love, love, love Halloween. My favorite holiday, by far! I don’t even care about trick of treat, costume parties, or any of that— I just really dig that for a certain interval every year, decorative depictions of monsters, the macabre, the paranormal, and what have you become socially acceptable fare. I keep some of my Hallween decorations up all year round, although it’s nice to bring some of them out fresh every October.

Anyway, this year I thought I’d put together a playlist of spooky music in accordance with the season… so if you to are a Halloween-ophile and would like 4.5 hours of music as a sountrack to this predilection (or, you know, just some songs to steal for your own playlist), then have at it! Although to be fair, if you require a high degree of wholesomeness in your entertainment, you might want to steer clear.

I highly recommend listening to it on shuffle— it’s not meant to be heard sequentially as is.

I’ve tried to lean on stuff people haven’t heard a million times, though I’ve included a few standards that I enjoy. There’s quite a bit of 50s and 60s novelty material, given the bottomless pit of it, and I enjoy the kitschiness of these tunes as much as I do the hokey vintage horror cinema they tend to reference. While I’ve hewed somewhat closely to songs about the explicitly imaginary/ paranormal (as opposed to songs that simply mention ghosts, witches, or monsters metaphorically), I’ve made a few exceptions for murder ballads, since these lend an appropriately haunting atmosphere.

Enjoy!

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