The Ultimate Halloween Party Playlist

--By Mike Singer,BonAppétit

Bring your Halloween party back from the dead with these eightspooky jams.

1. Johnny Otis and Marci Lee/ Castin' My Spell
The ham-bone rhythm of "Willie and Hand Jive" made JohnnyOtis a staple of rhythm-and-blues juke compilations, and thisrocker about concocting a potion of snakes, bats, and goats'teeth is spellbinding beyond its lyrics.



2. LaVern Baker/ Voodoo Voodoo
"I thought I was a snake, I started crawlin' on theground; I thought I was a dog, I started barkin' like ahound." LaVern Baker's raucous R&B rouser aboutgetting hexed by love will undoubtedly have your guests shakinglike a hooey stick.

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3. The Zombies/ Butchers Tale (Western Front 1914)
Technically about the horrors of the first World War, thissong's bellowing baroque harmonium and shaky vocals make it aneerily haunting ballad. Extra point for a band named after theundead.

4. Tom Waits/ Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
Tom Waits' raspy growl already makes him sound as if he'ssitting around a campfire, flashlight beam to chin, trying tofrighten young scouts, but when heâ€s singing about a burialground, it resonates particularly ominously.




5. The Besties/ Zombie Song
This Brooklyn-based rock band euphonically captures theheart-wrenching agony of falling in love with a murderous walkingcorpse in a pop song that's as sweet as candy-apple brains.

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6. TV On The Radio/ Wolf Like Me
The pulsating beat and subtext of this werewolf-themed synth-popanthem will penetrate your heart like a silver bullet.




7. The Five Blobs/ The Blob
Formed solely to record the title track of the early Steve McQueenfilm, The Five Blobs were as amorphous as the formidable focus ofthis upbeat, sax-driven Burt Bacharach-penned admonishment.




8. Jack & Jim/ MidnightMonsters Hop
A Halloween dance party can only be consummated with a song about aHalloween dance party. The Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf,and Dracula all attended the great monsters' ball from '50srockabilly duo Jack Huddle and Jim Robinson.Photo Credit:Conde Nast Digital Studio





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