![]() This was the premise of Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me”, which was essentially a Michael Jackson song because of his borderline shrill performance on the hook. Voyeurism and stalking are always interesting topics when it comes to music (as you’ll see later in the list). If there’s any pop star that could adequately fill the infamously royal shoes of her song title’s ruthless namesake, it’s Gaga. There’s intricate wordplay exploring the subtle differences and religious implications of words like “cry” and “crucify” and blood-curdling screams thrown into her radio-friendly mix. Over a throbbing barrage of synths, bleak imagery, and distinctly Gaga-at-her-peak intrigue, the song floats by with the darkly shaded menace of her unhinged vocal performance. Off her 2011 sophomore effort, Born This Way, there’s no better example of this than “Bloody Mary”. * = Two inclusions were in episodes of Miami Vice, but neither scenes were particularly scary.Īs a pop star, Lady Gaga has always flirted with the darker side of the mainstream, not just with her highly conceptual and frankly weird persona but also with her overlooked but intricate and defined lyrical content. Instead, these songs are on this list specifically for their own gloriously terrifying DNA.* So, click ahead and let your fears be popped. Sandman” via Halloween II or “Jeepers Creepers” via (duh) Jeepers Creepers or Q Lazzarus’ “Goodbye Horses” via The Silence of the Lambs. In other words, we opted out of The Chordettes’ “Mr. Now, before you click ahead, know that we strictly chose pop songs that haven’t already been tied to relics of horror. Whether it’s rock or hip-hop or pop, every genre’s entitled to one good scare - in this case, 13 in all. As we’ve discovered over the past year, music also has the ability to chill our bones and leave us counting the seconds under our covers ’til sunlight. Terrifying clowns? Thanks, John Wayne Gacy. If there’s one thing to learn about horror, it’s that anything can be scary. If it haunts, chills, or creeps you out, you’ll find it at Forever Halloween, where it’s Friday the 13th, Devil’s Night, and All Hallow’s Eve 365 days a year. We’ll continue to share scares, old and new, as we creep towards Halloween. This feature originally ran in October 2014.
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