Halloween is just around the corner. You’ve got your costume, your decorations, and your favorite Halloween candy. But, what about your Halloween music? Sure, you can play “This is Halloween” on repeat until you die, and some of Taylor Swift’s darker stuff might work if you’re desperate enough, but if you want something more this Halloween, here are some recommendations of the best creepy, spooky music to be had.

One of the best bands for all your Halloween music needs is Nox Arcana, a band that has over twenty different albums to choose from: from their "Dracula-"inspired album "Transylvania, "full of eerie chanting and doomful sounding instruments; to their ghostly pirate-themed "Phantoms of the High Seas; "to their newest release "Season of the Witch, "full of creepy music and the caws of crows. If you take a liking to their music, also check out the music of Lamia Vox and Midnight Syndicate, two groups that are well worth a listen.

If you are looking for something that errs a bit more on the amusing side, check out the works of Aurelio Voltaire, who’s campy gothic/steampunk music and darkly funny humor fits the bill just right. With songs such as his villain’s theme song “When You’re Evil” and his Louisiana swamp inspired “Don’t Go by the River," his music will add some dark-hearted fun to your Halloween. If you want your fun a bit more bloodthirsty, check out The Pine Box Boys, who with albums such as "Stab! "and "Tales from the Emancipated Head" bring a fast-picking banjo-filled batch of macabre songs to the table.

The genre of gothic country has a host of artists to choose from. Take a listen to the pared down dirge-like songs of Mirel Wagner, such as her song “No Death” from her self-titled album, a mournful song with a touch of necrophilia, or “The Dirt” from her album "When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day. "Also worth a try is the team-up of Lonesome Wyatt and Rachel Brooke in their albums "Bad Omen "and "A Bitter Harvest, "with Wyatt’s steady cowboy voice and Rachel’s ‘20s vinyl record-sounding voice combining beautifully in songs about love, death, and loss. Other artists include William Elliot Whitmore, who with nothing more than his gravelly-sounding voice and a banjo creates morbid songs that sound well-worn, as if they’ve been played for centuries; O’Death, a strangely addicting band, if you take a liking to the lead singer’s thin warbling voice; Murder by Death, a combination of rock and gothic country; and Strawfoot, a bluegrass inspired band from St. Louis Mo.

If you’d like a bit of morbid reality in your Halloween music, try some murder ballads: folksongs which were often based on real murders and crimes. Try the deceptively pleasant version of "The Knoxville Girl, "as performed by The Louvin Brothers in the ‘50s, or the foot-stomping version by The Outlaws. Other songs include "Pretty Polly," as performed by the band Vandaveer or by the husband and wife duo Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, and "Poor Ellen Smith "as performed by The Pine Valley Cosmonauts and Neko Case.