The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1

Book Playlist · Haunted Halloween

The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 Playlist

by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 29, 2026

2 mixes for this book

For The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1, this instrumental sequence moves from secluded, uneasy calm toward restrained psychological dread, reflecting the contrast between the house’s inviting beauty and the guests’ growing unease with Walter. The Haunted Halloween edition adds hushed chamber textures and shadowy ambient tension without turning the reading experience into jump-scare horror.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Caleb's Seduction

Mark Korven · The Witch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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2

Sacrificial Code

Kali Malone · The Sacrificial Code

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3

Perfumes I

Sarah Davachi · Pale Bloom

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4

Palais de Mari

Morton Feldman · Feldman, M.: For Bunita Marcus / Palais de Mari

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5

solari

Ryuichi Sakamoto · async

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6

Melancholia II

William Basinski · Melancholia

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7

Midnight Walker

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore · Sunset Mission

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8

P

Labradford · Mi Media Naranja

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9

Stave Peak

Loscil · Coast / Range / Arc

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10

The Room

Harold Budd · The White Arcades

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11

Miste

The Haxan Cloak · Excavation

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12

Snow

Ben Frost · Sólaris

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13

Babel

Lustmord · The Word as Power

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14

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

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15

Structures from Silence - 30th Anniversary Remaster

Steve Roach · Structures From Silence (30th Anniversary Remaster)

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16

The Pearl

Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011

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17

Permafrost

Ben Frost · Music from Fortitude

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18

Leviathan

Atrium Carceri · The Old City (Original Soundtrack)

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19

The Fires At Night

Eluvium · Virga III

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20

Hollow Earth

Pye Corner Audio · Hollow Earth

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