Halloween Party Decorations

Ever watch a scary movie with the sound off? Even if you haven’t, you can probably guess the movie wouldn’t be half as spooky without that “horror film music” working on your nerves. There’s a science to producing this kind of music, which is why it “works” so well.

Fun Halloween party songs like Thriller and Monster Mash are great for dance parties, but if you’re trying to create a truly scary atmosphere in your home, you’ll need Halloween sounds of a different kind.

Halloween Sound Effects

Halloween sound effects CDs and tapes are most useful at the beginning of the party. They help set the mood provide as the guests walk up your haunted sidewalk and enter the house. The only problem with them is that those traditional sound effects like hooting owls, yowling cats, and cackling witches get repetitive fast. Once you’ve heard the same woman scream for the eighth time, it ceases to be scary.

Scary Halloween Sounds

Once you’re guests are settled in, you’ll probably want to turn on the sound effects and turn on something a little more…disquieting. The genre of music known as dark ambient is perfect for this. This type of music has an very strong unsettling effect. Not surprisingly, themes from horror movies also work well for this. While not repetitive like Halloween sound effects, dark ambient still isn’t really something you want to leave on throughout the party. The whole point of this music is to set you on edge and too much of that is tiring.

Suggestions

• Nox Arcana
• Midnight Syndicate

Halloween Spooky Sounds From Nature

For a good background noise throughout dinner or the whole party, I recommended the wholesomely spooky sound of a menacing thunderstorm. Kept at a low volume, this natural sound is neither distracting nor overly disturbing. It does, however, help to set a mellow and rather dark mood. Look for a thunderstorm recording taken direct from nature rather than a synthesized version. Ideally, it should be free of twittering birdies and other not-so-scary noises.

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