It’s a new month, a new season and time for a change of theme. Hello, all things spooky, sinister, mystical and magical. To satisfy all your fantastical needs, here is my soundtrack for the season of spook. From ethereal folk to dark and gloomy, from 1960s Halloween novelty to the ultimate femme fatales, I’ve rounded up my top tunes for you to indulge in everything uncanny.
Listed below are my favourite five supernatural-esque songs, with my ultimate creepy playlist linked at the bottom. Now sit back, grab something pumpkin-spiced and get your spook on.
- Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac. Ethereal, mystical, poetic and based on the stuff of legends, ultimate witchy vibes right here.
2. I will never die, Delta Rae. With a heartbeat-like drumming, spell-like lyrics, salient electric guitar and beguiling vocals, this is the folk-rock ballad you didn’t know you needed.
3. Girl with one eye, Florence and the Machine. Sinister, eerie, compelling and slightly unhinged, Florence brings all the femme fatale vibes with this song and I’m absolutely here for it.
4. The Killing Moon, Echo & the Bunneymen. In a 2015 interview, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunneymen singer/songwriter), says: “The Killing Moon is more than just a song. It’s a psalm, almost hymnal. It’s about everything, from birth to death to eternity and God – whatever that is – and the eternal battle between fate and the human will.” I think that sums it up perfectly.
5. Monster Mash, Bobby Pickett. Would it really be spooky season without a gaudy, garish, slightly unnerving 1960s halloween favourite? Time to get up and have a boogie.
Find my full playlist here:
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