With Halloween weekend approaching fast, I found myself scrambling to finalize plans and sort out all of the things I'll need to celebrate this fun filled occasion. I've been joyously watching Freeform's annual 13 Nights of Halloween, watching all of my favorite spooky holiday movies. During an airing of The Nightmare Before Christmas, it had come to mind that people get ready for Christmas by listening to holiday themed music, but Halloween tunes aren't as common. Sure there's the soundtrack for Tim Burton's beloved film, along with plenty of kid friendly tunes most of us were taught during music class in elementary school, but it's still not enough in my opinion. I took it upon myself to compose a special playlist for my favorite holiday to really get me in the mood for the fright night festivities I have planned.

Many of my song choices have obvious Halloween ties, as they bring up ghosts, vampires, possession, and other concepts aligned with the supernatural. Of course, plenty of these artists sell themselves as dark or otherworldly groups, making their discographies overly eligible for this playlist. Some groups come to mind like Pvris, My Chemical Romance, The Pretty Reckless, The Cure, etc. On the other hand, many of the songs I felt were fitting might not stand out quite as much. For example, I threw in "Should I Stay or Should I Go" as a little shout-out to the recent pop culture obsession with Stranger Things. Similarly, I picked "Carry On Wayward Son" for fans of the show Supernatural, and "How Soon Is Now?" for anybody that loved the show Charmed as much as I did. It also seemed necessary to have "Highway to Hell" because whenever the song plays on the radio, I'm reminded of the opening sequence of Final Destination 2 and I suddenly find myself fearing for my life every single time.

A few of the tracks found on the Halloween mix were added in because of their visual components. Brendon Urie's demonic character in the "Emperor's New Clothes" video made the song an easy contender, just as blink-182's "I Miss You," music video induces chills for anybody that watches it. Urie is also featured on the track "It Remembers," which was really just a more recent song I've been listening to nonstop and thought it went along well enough to be included. Some older songs also made the cut, such as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," which I was reminded of after binge watching Orange Is The New Black. After hearing it in one of the episodes, it seemed to be playing every place I went for the next month, which definitely made me feel a bit uneasy, which is why I had to have it listed here. Take a look at the entire collection and throw your favorites onto your very own specialized spooky playlist to get you in the Halloween spirit!

Halloween - Misfits

Lullaby - The Cure

At The Bottom - Brand New

Up There - VersaEmerge

Vampires Will Never Hurt You - My Chemical Romance

My House - Pvris

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Enter Sandman - Metallica

Going to Hell - The Pretty Reckless

Forever Halloween - The Maine

Hollow - Mayday Parade

Arsonist's Lullabye - Hozier

Seven Devils - Florence + the Machine

It Remembers - Every Time I Die

Living Dead - Marina and The Diamonds

Spiderhead - Cage the Elephant

Creep - Radiohead

Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Serpents - Neck Deep

Haunting - Halsey

Sad Ghost - Issues

Emperor's New Clothes - Panic! At The Disco

Dust and Bones - Night Terrors of 1927

Heathens - Twenty One Pilots

I Miss You - blink-182

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Colt

Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Immortals - Fall Out Boy

Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash

Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival