Scary Day 5: The Sonics "The Witch"

Okay, here's another one you gotta crank up. Seattle's original soulful grimy gritty garage punks, the Sonics doing their classic "The Witch," another horror themed classic from the 60s. The trebly sharp attack of the guitar riffage plus warbly creepy organ makes for a solid Halloween party monster stomp. It's got a dash of Munster's theme plus a a bit of the garagey-ness of Lord Sutch. Don't leave your playlist without it.

"She got a long black hair
And a big black car
I know what you're thinking
But you won't get far...

Crawly Day 4: Screaming Lord Sutch's "Dracula's Daughter"

This one strays back into novelty territory, but in entirely enjoyable fashion. Screaming Lord Sutch seems to have made a full on novelty act out of his love for campy musical treatments of horror film material and the like, including tunes with names like "Jack the Ripper," "Murder in the Graveyard," and "The Wolfman Strikes Again."

Sadly his love of the darker side of life wasn't a joke - according to this, he committed suicide by hanging in 1999. RIP Lord Sutch.

He left behind his musical legacy plus, interestingly enough, a British political party called the "Official Raving Monster Loony Party."

Creepy Day 3: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Puts A Spell On You

Too bad the quality on this version of "I Put A Spell On You" isn't better - still though, crank this up if you can. This tune is firing on all cylinders - gritty, dirty, bluesy dirge-like instrumentation accompanied by Screamin' Jay Hawkins' amazing textured screams, laughs and moans - sounding like something emanating from a dark basement voodoo club on some mist shrouded New Orleans night. Know what I mean? This one walks the line of novelty tune and full on classic, and well frankly, I think it's outright art.

Originally release in 1956, "I Put A Spell On You" is considered one of the greatest songs of all time and has been covered by dozens of other great artists.

Dying for Day 2: The Addams Family and The Munsters Theme Songs

In my semi-scientific surveys of the goths I've known, The Addams Family is usually seen as the superior mid-60's campy comedy-horror vehicle.

However, while I tend to agree, I gotta say the theme song for The Munsters is more groovy. Indeed it chugs along in a very enjoyable minor-keyed garage punked style. While The Munsters was the ripoff show, the theme song was kick ass.

31 Days of Creepy Crawly Tunes: The Monster Mash

Here's Day 1's post in our 31 Days of Creepy Crawly Tunes. Check back everyday for another scare-tastic song or terrifying tune :)

Circa 1962, here's Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers doing the "Monster Mash," a necessary tune for any self-respecting Halloween Party. Is it the "Louie Louie" of goth? The "Rock Around the Clock" of death rock? I don't know. It sounds pretty fun and happy, maybe too fun to be proto-goth.

Learn more at this goofy old school style website: official Monster Mash website.

Frightfully Day 14: Joy Division "Isolation"

31 Days of Creepy Tunes: Monster Mash