Legend of Hell House (Delia Derbyshire & Brian Hodgson)One of the most haunting horror movie soundtracks because of the experimental genius Delia Derbyshire (born May 5, 1937). Cobwebbed organs, rhythmic synthesizers, and an array of erotic, goosebump-inducing, hair-raising electronically altered ghost voices that get under your skin. “Seven Bowls” (Aphrodite’s Child)Although only one minute and …
Halloween Playlist Vol. 1 – Witchcraft & Bad Trips
“Dark Shadows Theme” (Robert Cobert)This is the perfect introductory track for any and every Halloween playlist. Robert Cobert (appropriately born on October 26, 1924), composed this ghostly, iconic, shivering score with trembling theremin for the Gothic TV show Dark Shadows in 1966. It conjures images of the clammy Collinwood mansion and stormy, windswept seashores. “It …