Sure “Monster Mash” and “Time Warp” have soundtracked our Halloweens for years, but isn’t it time for a spooky playlist update? Every party needs its own soundtrack, so I’ve taken the classic Halloween mix — you know the one, with “Disturbia” and “I Put a Spell on You” that you’ve heard since those elementary school parties — and given it a 2014 update.
Some of the 50 songs (and counting) are current chart-toppers to put you in the party mood. There are also a few party staples (Beyoncé, Gaga, Disclosure) and some classics that just could not be ignored (“Thriller,” “Werewolfs in London,” “Superstition”). But mostly it’s a playlist of vibes just creepy enough to give a Halloween feel yet not as redundant as you would expect an All Hallows Eve soundtrack to be.