Halfway to Halloween: 10 Ways to Celebrate the Unofficial Holiday

It’s Halfway to Halloween! How are you celebrating? The air is warm and breezy. Everyone’s pulling out their sunscreen and coolers for picnics and tropical drinks, lounging by the pool, and waiting on the glory of summer to begin. More importantly though, we’re quickly approaching the halfway point between last October and this year’s Halloween… More Halfway to Halloween: 10 Ways to Celebrate the Unofficial Holiday

Halloween Tunes: “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Blue Öyster Cult

Happy Fall 2017! To kick off the first day of the best season of the year, we’re sharing one of our favorite Halloween songs of all time. As we countdown to Halloween, we’ll share our favorite Halloween music from Mr. and Mrs. Halloween’s Ultimate Halloween Playlist to help you craft a soundtrack that’s perfect for this… More Halloween Tunes: “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Blue Öyster Cult

Music Appreciation: “Scream 2: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture”

On November 18th, 1997 Capitol Records released the soundtrack album Scream 2: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture. I remember getting the CD that Christmas and playing it on repeat for months. I still keep a copy of the soundtrack in the car and even created a Spotify playlist with music from the Scream films. Music… More Music Appreciation: “Scream 2: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture”

Halloween Tunes: “Season of the Witch” – Donovan

Happy Friday, Halloweenheads! We’re getting so close to Halloween 2016, and there’s no better time to crank those Halloween jams and get in the spooky groove. Continuing to bring you the best songs for your Ultimate Halloween Playlist, we encourage you to take a psychedelic trip to the 1960s this season with Donovan’s “Season of the… More Halloween Tunes: “Season of the Witch” – Donovan

Halloween Tunes: “Black Magic” – Magic Wands

Happy Friday, Halloweenheads! There’s no better time than Friday to get those Halloween tunes going and have a little boogie. Continuing to bring you the best tracks for your Ultimate Halloween Playlist, we encourage you to get into the Halloween spirit with “Black Magic” by Magic Wands. “Black Magic” was Magic Wands first single released in 2008… More Halloween Tunes: “Black Magic” – Magic Wands

Celebrate Halloween All Year (Without Making People Think You’re Crazy!)

February hasn’t even come to an end, and we’re already yearning for this year’s Halloween season. I woke up early the other morning and watched an orange sun rise into the sky. There was a crisp breeze and leaves on the ground. Although this weather is the result of a lingering winter and spring quickly approaching,… More Celebrate Halloween All Year (Without Making People Think You’re Crazy!)

“Monster Mash” – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

Released as a novelty song in 1962, the “Monster Mash” has been a yearly Halloween classic beloved by young and old alike. The hit was inspired in part by actor Bobby Pickett’s Boris Karloff impression and the Mashed Potato dance trend at the time. The song includes several Halloween appropriate sound effects that were created in… More “Monster Mash” – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

Mr. and Mrs. Halloween’s Ultimate Halloween Playlist

For the past few weeks, we’ve shared with you some of our favorite Halloween songs to create the perfect soundtrack for the season. Since Halloween is quickly approaching, we wanted to compile a playlist for our readers to enjoy. You can access the playlist for free by visiting Spotify. If you don’t have one already, create a Spotify… More Mr. and Mrs. Halloween’s Ultimate Halloween Playlist

“Halloweenhead” – Ryan Adams

Head full of tricks and treats this Friday! Continuing to bring you the best songs for your Ultimate Halloween Playlist, we encourage you to get into the Halloween spirit with “Halloweenhead” by Ryan Adams. Click here to purchase the song. Off Adam’s 2007 album Easy Tiger, “Halloweenhead” was listed as #45 on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Best Songs… More “Halloweenhead” – Ryan Adams

“Werewolves of London” – Warren Zevon

Ahhoooooo Happy Friday! This Sunday (September 27th) will bring us the full harvest moon, and to celebrate, we bring you this week’s addition to your Ultimate Halloween Playlist: “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon. “If you hear him howling around your kitchen door, better not let him in. Little Old Lady got mutilated late last night. Werewolves… More “Werewolves of London” – Warren Zevon

“Your Lucky Day in Hell” – Eels

Happy Friday! Today’s your lucky day… in hell. Continuing to bring you the best songs for your Ultimate Halloween Playlist, we share with you a selection from the Scream 2 soundtrack, “Your Lucky Day in Hell” by Eels. This mellow track off their 1996 album Beautiful Freak (later featured on the soundtrack for 1997’s sequel to Scream) is… More “Your Lucky Day in Hell” – Eels

Billboard Presents Family Scarytime Classics

Happy Friday! Each Friday, we’ll share selections from our “Ultimate Halloween Playlist” to prepare the perfect soundtrack for your celebrations this year.  Today, we offer up an album I fell in love with as a child. When I was a kid (and still today), I would scour the shelves of my local library looking for undiscovered gems to satisfy… More Billboard Presents Family Scarytime Classics

“Black Out Days” – Phantogram

Happy Friday! Recently, I crawled out from under the rock I was living under and discovered Spotify. I gave their one week free trial a test and explored their Halloween themed playlists. Halloween music staples like “The Monster Mash” and “Ghostbuster’s Theme” were rightfully there, but one song caught my attention, “Black Out Days” by… More “Black Out Days” – Phantogram