Scary Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

Because listening to a scary song is as thrilling as watching a horror movie

Mariana Vargas
5 min readOct 28, 2020
Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash

Due to the pandemic, trick-or-treat and Halloween parties may not be the best idea. This year, staying at home carving pumpkins and watching horror movies is a better plan. If you’re the type of person who enjoys the excitement of horror movies, I have an alternative suggestion for you: horror songs.

Horror is not exactly a music genre, but it could be. Some songs evoke such thrilling emotions that listening to them is a scary experience just like watching a horror movie.

I gathered a few suggestions for scary songs for you. If you are into it, please turn your headphones’ volume up and get ready for some goosebumps.

They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

Napoleon XIV is the pseudonym of the author of They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!, a novelty song that describes a man’s quick mental deterioration. The song purposely misleads one thinking the reason

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Mariana Vargas

UX Engineer | Singer-songwriter | Underground Influencer | Enthusiast of the Bizarre