As October's days grow shorter and the air chillier, the anticipation of Halloween builds -- and for a proper celebration, there needs to be a soundtrack. The fiendishly fabulous treats on this (alphabetical) list comprise my personal hit parade for October. Nothing against the obvious Halloween hits (Thriller, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, The Time Warp) but I prefer the haunted corridor less traveled...
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus (1979)
Black Celebration - Depeche Mode (1986)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Bloodletting (French version) - Concrete Blonde (1990)
Carnival of Souls - Combustible Edison (1994)
Dragula - Rob Zombie (1998)
Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry (1984)
Ghost On A Highway - Mazzy Star (1990)
Ghost Town - The Specials (1981)
Halloween - Siouxsie & The Banshees (1981)
I Put A Spell On You - Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956)
Love - Skinny Puppy (1986)
Marian - Sisters of Mercy (1985)
Nemesis - Shriekback (1985)
Other Voices - The Cure (1981)
People Are Strange - The Doors (1967)
Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers) - Dead Can Dance (1987)
Pet Semetary - The Ramones (1988)
Room 101 - Eurythmics (1984)
Scary Monsters & Super Creeps - David Bowie (1980)
This House Is Haunted - Alice Cooper (1972)