![]() “Underground” packs both stalker menace and sinister invitation, and “Earth Died Screaming” is self-explanatory. His rendition of “Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)” from the Disney tribute “Stay Awake” is as dark as a mine ride to hell with the lights out. “Cemetery Polka,” Tom Waits –There are so many choices from the frog-voiced cult hero. Also consider: “Astro Zombies,” “Devil’s Whorehouse,” “Dig up Her Bones” or, for the nostalgic, their version of “Monster Mash.” (From “Misfits,” 1991) And what hopeless romantics they are, considering lyrics like, “Don’t cry to me, oh baby / Your future’s in an oblong box.” This serial killer classic just begs to be moshed to by over-testosteroned bros. ![]() “Die, Die My Darling,” Misfits – Would it be Halloween without at least one Misfits song? Just look at these dudes – they were destined to play Halloween parties and drink blood on stage. (From “The Blind Leading the Naked,” 1986) Good choice to play after “Candlelight”? XTC’s “Scarecrow People,” who inhabit a far-off land with sociopolitical troubles eerily similar to our own. For a different sort of murderous madness, also include the Femmes’ harrowing “Country Death Song,” in which a possessed father pushes his daughter down a well. Amid freaky, burbling sound effects Gordon Gano tones down the nasality, coos like a little boy and sounds as if he’s going slightly mad … until he tells you that his doll is dead … then you KNOW he’s bound for a padded cell. ![]() “Candlelight Song,” Violent Femmes –Creeeeeepy.
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