Wedding Songs

Best Halloween Songs for Your Unique Wedding

Nowadays couples are very inventive. Weddings have all kind of themes in function of the personality of the newlyweds. If you want something extreme and unique for your wedding, you can consider a Halloween-themed wedding. But don’t exaggerate in making it too creepy, because you may scary your guests.




Halloween music has lyrics designed to terrorize and traumatize the listeners or can be accompanied by creepy instrumental means such as Theremins, church organs or spooky sounds. Beside special make-up and other decorations, songs are a very important element of a Halloween party.

You’ll find here some of best Halloween songs, some of which go back to 50 years ago, showing us that Halloween will never get old.

Welcome to My Nightmare by Alice Cooper

This is a disco-sounding tune where rock is mixed with Broadway tunes. The single was written by Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner and reached No. 45 on Billboard Top 100. It was also featured in 1978, on the third season of The Muppet Show.

Don’t Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

This Halloween song was written and performed by Roeser. If you listen to it, you’ll see that the lyrics are in fact about love, not suicide. The single was rated No. 12 on the U.S. charts, making the most successful album of Blue Oyster Cult.

Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMann

This is the theme song for The Lost Boys vampire thriller movie. The song was later covered by the Seattle-band Aiden in the Sequel.

Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett

Monster Mash is a Halloween single that reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October, 1962. This is another oldie, but goodie.

Dragula by Rob Zombie

This is a song featured on Zombie’s first album Hellbilly Deluxe. The song is based on the drag racer Drag-u-la in the TV sitcom The Monsters.

Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

This is the theme song for Ghostbusters that was written within two days, while the author was watching a T.V. infomercial. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks.

Time Warp by Richard O’Brien

This is a song featured in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. It has been covered by various artists such as: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Black Lace, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row.

Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song) by Buddy Baker and Xavier Atencio

This Halloween song is the theme played for the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney parks. If you visit a Disney park you will see that the song has many variations such as: a slow cadence as you enter the foyer, a waltz rendition in the ballroom and articulated lyrics in the graveyard.

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Everybody knows Thriller sung by Michael. The hit was written by Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones and reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The video of the song it’s also very suggestive and the dance with zombie-like jazz moves has been performed by many people and won a Grammy in 1985 for the best video, long form.

This Is Halloween by Danny Elfman

This is a song composed and sung by Danny Elfman. It was covered by Marilyn Mason and was also used in the Kingdom Hearts video game. It was also the soundtrack album from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas rated No. 98 on the Billboard 200 and nominated for the best original score in the 1993 Golden Globes.

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