Please, anything but "Monster Mash" and "Thriller"!

Yes, I know the songs above are Halloween classics, but if you're looking for good music to play at your Halloween party, there are so many songs you could choose instead:

1. Smashing Pumpkins (duh), "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
2. Black Sabbath, "Iron Man" and "War Pigs"
3. Nine Inch Nails, "Every Day is Exactly the Same," "The Hand that Feeds," "Only," and anything off "The Downward Spiral"
4. Mushroomhead, "Crazy" or "Sun Doesn't Rise"
5. Anything off Rob Zombie, "Hellbilly Deluxe"
6. White Zombie, "More Human Than Human"
7. Godsmack, "Voodoo"
8. Motley Crue, "Shout at the Devil"
9. Iggy Pop, "Search and Destroy"
10. Anything by Metallica, especially "Enter Sandman" [Aside: Check out Apocalyptica's "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos"]
11. Oxide Neutrino, "Devil's Nightmare" (You'll find this one on the "Tomb Raider" soundtrack, which is a great party album, BTW)
12. Queen, "Who Wants to Live Forever," "Princes of the Universe" ("Highlander" fans will recognize those two), and "Flash"
13. Alice in Chains, "Them Bones"
14. Pearl Jam, "Black," "Animal," "Spin the Black Circle," and "Last Kiss" (better avoid that last one if your guests are on the melancholy side)
15. Anything from "Songs in the Key of X: Music From and Inspired by the X-Files" or "The Crow" or "Lost Highway" soundtracks
16. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put a Spell on You"
17. Santana, "Black Magic Woman"

plus these two are just plain fun:

1. DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince, "Nightmare on My Street" (yes, really, before Will Smith was a hot movie star, he was a decent G-rated rapper)
2. "The Time Warp" from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" soundtrack

BTW, if you've heard the urban legend about the Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster", make sure you follow the link to find out if it's true or not. Ditto about how KISS selected their name.