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It’s almost here — the official weekend of Halloween parties. Whether you’re in need of a soundtrack for your monster mash bash or just something festive to play before the radio turns into 24/7 Christmas songs, we’ve got you covered.
The entertainment staff from the Southern California News Group pulled together some of their lesser-known favorites to get you in a spooky mood with werewolves, mummies, vampires and more, without your standard “Thriller” and “Werewolves of London” options.
The bats have left the bell tower The victims have been bled Red velvet lines the black box Bela Lugosi’s dead
I got up in front of everyone to give my little speech Then my teeth turned into fangs and my nails into claws And I nearly dropped the Torah when my hands turned into paws I growled and I roared and my rabbi did as well It was a rocking werewolf zoo at Temple Beth-Emmanuel
We could jet in a stolen car But I bet we wouldn’t get too far Before the transformation takes And blood lust tanks and c rave gets slaked
I’m gonna make that dream come real I’m gonna dance the way I feel Way down in Egyptland, the mummys took our hand
Legs still grab, arms are wrapped They’re pulling to the sky or falling to your lap I’d like to see them hold me in a trap The most gorgeous web I know I gotta stare
Fred got mad and his head started steamin’ But I thought what the hell, I’m only dreamin’ I said, “Please leave Fred, so I can get some sleep; or gimme a call, and maybe we’ll hang out next week.”
Fun fact: Michael Jackson sings the hook in the chorus.
When I’m in the shower I’m afraid to wash my hair ‘Cause I might open my eyes And find someone standing there
I had a teen-land mind I had to blow my top And under teen full moon No one could make me stop
Rats and bats and spiders And little things that crawl Never make me tremble I’m bothered not at all
This year Halloween fell on a weekend Me and Geto Boys are trick-or-treating Robbing little kids for bags
The former singer of the English Beat and General Public wrote and recorded two songs for “Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated” for the ska-zombie band Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics and the rockers The Hex Girls.
Well I live with snakes and lizards And other things that go bump in the night ‘Cause to me everyday is Halloween I have given up hiding and started to fight I have started to fight
Uh, some people get a freak out of me Some people can see that I can see Some people want to see what I see Some people put an evil eye on me
The committee, they asked me to be the one to pick the band to play the prom I said I wanted Frankenstein They said that Frankenstein was not a band Could you get Dracula? Whatever you do, don’t get the mummy
The spirits of the past
The costumes and the masks
To me they don’t disguise
The presence in your eyes
They turn their heads to see
I was walking with a ghost, And I said please, please don’t insist I was walking with a ghost, And I said please, please don’t insist.
Off with your head Dance ’til you’re dead Heads will roll Heads will roll Heads will roll On the floor
You walk like a zombie You talk like a zombie It’s not in your head You’re a living dead
Dig through the ditches, And burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula
Bonfires burning bright Pumpkin faces in the night I remember Halloween
Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head? Oh, Mr. Crowley, did you talk to the dead? Your life style to me seemed so tragic With the thrill of it all You fooled all the people with magic Yeah, you waited on Satan’s call
Well, I ain’t evil, I’m just good lookin’ Start a little fire, and baby start cookin’ I’m a hungry man But I don’t want pizza
I am the one hiding under your bed Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing I am the one hiding under your stairs Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Oh, there are witches, goblins, vampires, devils, Frankensteins and zombies
And there are tramps, Cinderallas, pirates, angels and gypsies
So let’s have lots of fun and give many cheers
For Halloween comes but once a year
Compiled by staff writers Kelli Skye Fadroski, Ryan Fonseca, Timothy Guy, Peter Larsen, Michelle Mills and Erik Pedersen. Happy haunting!
