Halloween Playlist

I love holidays for the traditions that come with each, the parties, the distinct flavors that represent the best of the season... what's not to love? Sure it's manufactured but would it really have taken root in such a way if we didn't like some combination of creepy and enjoyable every fall... So I've put together a music playlist and a movie queue for the serious Halloween fans out there like myself. If you're having friends over for a scary movie marathon or throwing a full-on party with ghouls, goblins, zombies, vampires, werewolves, and all manner of monster on your guest list... This is for you.

Let these songs take you to a dark and beautiful place.]

1. "Madness" by Muse
2. "The Keeper (Banks Remix)" by Bonobo
3. "When I'm Small" by Phantogram 
4. "4h30" by Danger
5. "I Wrote in Blood" by Still Corners
6. "Brokendate" by Com Truise
7. "E.T." by Katy Perry
8. "Disturbia" by Rihanna 
9. "Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj)" by Kanye West
10. "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae
11. "Witchy Woman" by The Eagles
12. "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band
13. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
14. "Steven" by Alice Cooper
15. "Love Song for a Vampire" by Annie Lennox

And if you're feeling fun:

1. "I Put a Spell On You" from Hocus Pocus
2. "Jump in the Line (Shake Senora)" by Harry Belafonte
3. "Dracula's Lament" from Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Freaky, Spooky, Creepy, Scary, Horrific, Devilish, Terrifying, Disgusting, Monstrous or Murderous... How would you like your Halloween flic? Here are my favorite and most-recommended horror films, sorted into four complementary categories: Classic, Contemporary, Truly Horrifying, and Family Friendly. 

     CLASSIC (1960-1991)

Psycho 

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Carrie 

Halloween 

Friday the 13th 

Poltergeist 

Nightmare On Elm Street 

Silence of the Lambs 

     CONTEMPORARY

Sleepy Hollow

The Others

Scream

The Blair Witch Project

The Ring

El Orfanato

     TRULY HORRIFYING

The Omen

The Exorcist

The Amityville Horror

The Shining

It

     FAMILY FRIENDLY

Beetlejuice

The Addams Family

Hocus Pocus

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Casper

And to finish, here's one of my costumes! A cat burglar, swiping something valuable out of my friend's purse...