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    50 Halloween Songs to Soundtrack Your Spooky Soirée

    Before you shimmy into your costume, you have to set the mood first. Here, 50 hair-raising Halloween songs that comprise our ultimate spooky playlist.

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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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