As much as I love the classics, there’s a ton of fantastically-creepy music out there that has nothing to do with British werewolves, thriller nights, or witch-ay women…
- «Little Drop of Poison», Tom Waits, The End of Violence
- «Red Right Hand», Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Let Love In
- «Where Did You Sleep Last Night», Leadbelly, various
- Anything by Clara Rockmore, master of the theremin
- «What’s He Building In There?», Tom Waits, Mule Variations
- «Smokestack Lightning», Howlin’ Wolf, Moanin’ In The Moonlight
- «Stagger Lee», Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Murder Ballads
- Anything by Gogol Bordello
- «Heathen Child», Grinderman, Grinderman II (bonus points for the scary video)
- «I See a Darkness», Johnny Cash, American III: Solitary Man
- «Heart of Darkness», Pere Ubu, 390 Degrees of Simulated Stereo
Absolutely Required: Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, Jeff Richmond Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock (Original Television Soundtrack)
Bonus Track: «Nightmare on My Street», DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince, He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper
(Image credits: The Kitchn: The Bloody Manhattan)
