The Best Halloween Soundtrack Is the One Where All the Musicians Are Dead

Halloween is enjoyable in moderation, but, as is the case with many vices, it is difficult to enjoy without overindulging. Every year, I set out to have a good spooky time, and before I know it, I’m huddled under a blanket with all the lights on because I thought it might be fun to cook dinner while the creepiness equivalent of the It Follows soundtrack plays. This year, though, I’ve found the sweet spot that walks the line between hokey and too scary—unpolished old music performed entirely by people who must be dead by now. That is, Halloween music of the 1930s and 40s.

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