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With the scariest night upon us, The Yorker gives you a countdown of the top ten most iconic Halloween songs, as chosen by 1700 members of the public, courtesy of MusicWorks.
10. Nightmare on my Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince This '80s rap about the horrors that could be waiting on your street kicks off our countdown with a not-so-scary start. Despite topping the charts in America and Australia, it’s just too hard to take Will Smith seriously when he’s still sporting that hair cut.
9. Carrie (From Carrie) – Pino Donaggio Soundtrack to the film from 1976, it’s hard to find this instrumental harrowing without having seen the film. Based on a girl who gets paranormal powers when she’s angry, it’s one of the most watched films by teenagers at this time of the year.
8. Freddy (From Nightmare on Elm Street) – Charles Bernstein The idea of the film is that disfigured Freddy hunts you down in your dreams, so you better sleep with one eye open this Halloween. It’s been remade this year so watch it – if you dare.
7. Fortuna (From The Omen) – Carl Off Probably the most famous on our list (go and listen, then you’ll know it), but due to its over-use in films and television it’s unfortunately lost some of the scary element.
6. Scooby Doo, Where are you? – Billy Ray Cyrus The endless talents of the Cyrus family know no bounds and with the cartoon classic entering the countdown at number six, will Miley and dad Billy Ray’s attempts at world domination ever cease?
5. Halloween (From Halloween) – John Carpenter The scarier of those on this list tend to be instrumentals, with this one sure to send shivers down your spine with the tip-toe piano and chilling chords.
4. The Monster Mash – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett This comedy favourite takes place as my personal number one Halloween song. Catchy, amusing and still a classic - despite being released in the '60s.
3. Psycho (From Psycho) – Bernard Herrmann The dramatic strings on this track are guaranteed to get your heart racing. The tension is high in both the music and the Hitchcock classic film.
2. Tubular Bells (From The Exorcist) – Mike Oldfield The highest placed film soundtrack in our list goes to The Exorcist with this creepy number. Both the film and this track are unanimously famed for their downright scariness.
1. Thriller – Michael Jackson Coming in at number one, the legend that is Michael Jackson lives on in his music and there’s speculation that there’s a film coming based around this song too.
'O Fortuna' was composed by Carl Orff. It's otherwise known as Carmina Burana, since that's the cantata of which it is the first and most famous movement.
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