Halloween is approaching, and I'm watching a lot of - mostly old - fright flicks. Films about things that go bump in the night. Evil and supernatural beasts and sometimes even humans who've gone off the deep end. I thought I'd assemble a little list of rock songs that feature creepy and monstrous characters and unnatural beings from horror movies or otherwise. Feel free to throw some more ideas my way... there must be plenty more out there that I'm missing. Enjoy!
Bela Lugosi's Dead, by Bauhaus (okay, so Bela was a real-life actor, but you know....)
Feed My Frankenstein, by Alice CooperWerewolves of London, by Warren Zevon
Night of the Demon, by Demon (I still remember this lesser known NWOBHM* song)
Season of the Witch, by Donovan
Witchy Woman, by The Eagles
Zombie Stomp, by Ozzy
Frankenstein, by Edgar Winter
Phantom of the Opera, by Iron Maiden
The Ripper, by Judas Priest
Mr. Crowley, by Ozzy (a real life occultist who practised black magic, among other things)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer, by The Beatles (a light-hearted ditty about a serial killer)
Psycho Killer, by Talking Heads
Freddy Krueger, by S.O.D.
Creature From the Black Lagoon, by Dave Edmunds
Vampira, by The Misfits
Abominable Dr. Phibes, by The Misfits (instrumental tribute to the Vincent Price classic)
Pumpkin Head, by The Misfits (a nod to the 80's horror creature feature)
I, Zombie, by White Zombie
Mummy Dust, by Ghost
Godzilla, by Blue Oyster Cult
Mothra, by Anvil
* NWOBHM = New Wave of British Heavy Metal (late 1970's through early 80's)
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