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By Angela Espinoza,
Arts Reviewer

icking up from last week, I'll
Piss some of you have

started questing for the perfect
zombie movie. After all, nothing says
Halloween like the undead clawing at
your television screens. But perhaps
you're not handing out candy this year,
and instead you’ ve been invited to
or are throwing a party. In that case,
you’re going to need some epic tunes
to accompany those drunken antics.

We’ ve heard the same songs
year after year, and for good reason
— they’re fun and catchy. Name one
Halloween shindig that didn’t have
“Monster Mash” or “Thriller” playing
in the background. While essential,
maybe you're craving something other
than your Rocky Horror Picture Show
playlist or the dozens of songs called
“Halloween”. That being said, it’s
time to count down my personal ‘Top
5 Slightly Unconventional Halloween
Songs’.
¢ “Peace Frog” by The Doors
(1977)

In preparation for this article,
I examined at least thirty different
‘Halloween songs’ lists, and the one
Doors song that kept popping up
was “People Are Strange”. Of course
feeling alone is scary, but so is seeing
an onslaught of Native American
corpses along the side of the road. This

image affected Jim Morrison as a child,

and is conveyed heavily throughout
“Peace Frog”. Amongst Morrison’s
resonating vocals, nearly every other
line starts with “blood”. Throw in a
deceivingly delightful riff and we’ ve
got ourselves the number five pick.
¢ “Vampires Will Never Hurt
You” by My Chemical
Romance (2002)

Oh, to be a confused and angst
ridden fourteen-year-old again. Before
you scoff, this five-and-a-half minute
rage fest comes from their first album,
nicknamed Bullets by fans due to its
long title. The song, as with much of
the album, deals with vampires both
literally and metaphorically. This song
in particular, compared to the MCR

we’ve grown accustomed to, sounds
like a completely different band — one
with a tougher, Misfits-inspired image.
¢ “Hello Zepp” by Charlie
Clouser (2004)

Remember how I said “slightly
unconventional’’? If any song on this
list makes that term work, it’s “Hello
Zepp’’. This instrumental piece is
played throughout every Saw film,
usually before something horrible
happens. While this novelty has
arguably worn off in the movies, the
song is always dramatic. The films
probably won’t age well, but despite
their quality, my Halloween just can’t
start without “Hello Zepp”.

¢ “The Killing Moon” by Echo

& the Bunnymen (1984)

That’s right, I couldn’t make this
list without something from Donnie
Darko (2001). Several Halloween’s
ago, when I first saw Donnie biking
towards fate up against his will,
something inside clicked. I had heard
“The Killing Moon” before, but never
like this — to the point where I despise
the directors cut for changing it. I can
honestly say that I have no idea what
the song is about, but it’s definitely
haunting.

¢ “Vermillion” by Slipknot

(2004)

Say what you want about the band,

but Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
is an awesome album. Of course,
before young me knew that, she had
to be watching Much Loud on the
night of October 30, 2004 (precious
memories, am I right?). It’s hard to
tell whether the listener is meant to
be the song’s subject or her predatory
hunter. Either way, Corey Taylor has
said that “Vermillion” is building up to
something — our honourable mention,
the significantly softer “Vermillion, Pt.
2”. In “Pt. 2”, we get the aftermath;
again, it’s hard to tell if the predator
got his prey. She’s nonetheless gone,
and now, as Taylor also said, he’s
picking up the pieces of himself... or
are they her?

Listen to each of these songs back-
to-back, and you’ ve got yourself one
kick ass Halloween soundtrack.

 

 

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