We’ve mostly been sticking to songs with Halloween themed lyrics, however they sound. But now we present you with this, the Goldenplec Halloween Plec Picks challenge: turn off the lights, put in headphones and see how far into this list you make it.

  1. AGF vs Rihanna: Disturbia

If there’s one flaw with Rihanna’s Disturbia, it’s that there’s nothing particularly disturbing about it. German noise musician AGF fixes that. Oh God, does she fix that.

  1. Tom Waits: What’s He Building In There?

Tom Waits is another artist that could have been all over any of the lists, but here he is at his absolute creepiest, telling a story about a suspicious neighbour over disjointed, jarring music. And just what is he building?

  1. Twin Peaks soundtrack: Night Life in Twin Peaks

Of the many elements that went into making Twin Peaks the deservedly beloved cult TV show it is, one was definitely Angelo Badalamenti’s quirky synth-jazz soundtrack. But he also contributed more atmospheric songs that helped make Twin Peaks one of the most genuinely terrifying programs to ever be on TV.

  1. Einstürzende Neubauten: Schwarz

Einstürzende Neubauten are a German industrial band known for using improvised instruments made of scrap metal and being really, really scary.

  1. Scott Walker: The Electrician

Yes, Scott Walker, the 60s pop icon (and not the current governor of Wisconsin. Sadly). A long solo career has seen Walker evolve from songs like ‘Jackie’ (still great) to some seriously terrifying compositions, like this one. This is a song about Mussolini’s mistress and her grizzly fate.

And if that’s too disturbing an image for you, just know there’s a documentary about the recording of this album, and it features an extended sequence of Scott Walker attempting to show his percussionist how to slap a side of beef correctly.

  1. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Gentlemen Song

Hush is still remembered as one of the best episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It’s not the scariest – that’s definitely the hospital demon one that no one seems to talk about (presumably because they’ve blocked it from their memories) – but it does come with its own properly creepy song. For added creepiness, here’s a fuzzy version of it someone took a video of while it played on their laptop.

  1. Throbbing Gristle: Hamburger Lady

Dark, creepy mutterings over jarring, dissonant music — Throbbing Gristle always aimed to challenge and explore the darker side of human nature rather than make nice songs.

  1. Daphne Oram: Four Aspects

Daphne Oram was a British composer and a pioneer of electronic music. She was one of the founders of the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in 1958 (the group that, among many experiments with synthesisers, created the original Doctor Who theme). Unsurprisingly, she could make some really disturbing music when she wanted to.

  1. The Pop Group: Blood Money

Avant-garde British post-punk at its most dissonant and creepiest.

  1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: The Dead Flag Blues

This song isn’t so bad once it gets going (so we put it last), but after the rest of these songs, that opening monologue gives us the shivers.