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If you're a dark-tempered hostess devising scare tactics for your next Halloween party, you're going to need a chilling playlist to set the scene. To help you and your guests channel your inner ghost, ghoul, or goblin this year, press play on these hair-raising Halloween tracks—including hits from Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Missy Elliot, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. (We've also put together guides to costume ideas, makeup ideas, and 2020-themed outfits.)
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"SICKO MODE" - Travis Scott ft. Drake
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"Toxic" - Britney Spears
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"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
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"She Wolf" - Shakira
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"Supermassive Black Hole" - Muse
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"Sex & Candy" - Marcy Playground
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"F**k it I love you" - Lana Del Rey
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"I Know" - Big Sean ft. Jhené Aiko
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"Darkside" - Blink 182
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"Bad Guy" - Billie Eilish
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"Sweet but Psycho" - Ava Max
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"The Hills" - The Weeknd
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"Bury a Friend" - Billie Eilish
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"Royals" - Lorde
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"Runaway" - Kanye West ft. Pusha T
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"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
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"I Put a Spell on You" - Nina Simone
"Dark Horse" - Katy Perry ft. Juicy J
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"Beware" - Big Sean ft. Lil Wayne and Jhene Aiko
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"Alice" - Avril Lavigne
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"Did It On 'Em" - Nicki Minaj
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"Bring Me to Life" - Evanescence
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"Dirty Talk" - Wynter Gordon
"Black Magic Woman" - Fleetwood Mac
"Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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"Monster" - Kanye West, JAY Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj
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"Demons" - Sleigh Bells
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"Bionic" - Christina Aguilera
"E.T." - Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
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"Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads
"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
"The Ghost Inside" - Broken Bells
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"Witches' Rave" - Jeff Buckley
"Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell
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"Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott
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"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" - David Bowie
"Puttin' on the Ritz" - Taco
"Disturbia" - Rihanna
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"Wolf Like Me" - TV On the Radio
"The Killing Moon" - Echo & The Bunnymen
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"Maneater" - Nelly Furtado
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"Killer Queen" - Queen
"Ghost Town" - The Specials
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"Love Potion #9" - The White Stripes
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"The Twilight Zone" - The Ventures
"Haunted" - Beyoncé
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"Cannibal" - Kesha
"Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
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"Time Warp" - Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Little Neil
"The Addams Family" - TV Themes
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