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Book Playlist · Haunted Halloween
Pet Sematary Playlist
by Stephen King
20 tracks
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Sep 16, 2026
“Haunted Halloween” leans into Pet Sematary’s creeping dread—quiet, chamber-like unease for the road from home to the woods, paired with hushed, mournful vocals that echo grief, denial, and the pull of what shouldn’t be returned. The mix stays readable and emotionally targeted: restrained suspense over outright jump-scare energy, matching the novel’s slow, intimate descent.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Halloween Theme
John Carpenter · Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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2
Main Title / Murder - Psycho, 1960
Anthony Perkins · Best ANTHONY PERKINS Early Movie Themes
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3
Twin Peaks Theme
Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)
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4
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
Krzysztof Penderecki · Penderecki: Horn and Violin Concertos
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5
Metamorphosis One
Philip Glass · Valentina Lisitsa Plays Philip Glass
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6
Dies irae (from Requiem)
Giuseppe Verdi · Classical Essentials : The Greatest Hits of Classical Music
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7
Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)
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8
Fade Into You
Mazzy Star · Female Rockers
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9
Glory Box
Portishead · Dummy
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10
Pictures Of You
The Cure · Valentine Disaster (International Version)
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11
The River
PJ Harvey · Is This Desire?
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12
Terrible Love
The National · High Violet
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13
Atmosphere
Joy Division · The Best Of
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14
Cities In Dust
Siouxsie and the Banshees · Tinderbox
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15
In Your Room
Depeche Mode · Songs of Faith and Devotion (Deluxe)
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16
Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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17
I Was Made For Lovin' You
KISS · Dynasty (Remastered Version)
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18
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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19
Time Cop (Main Theme)
Mark Isham · Time Cop (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / The Deluxe Edition)
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