Empire of the Damned
Book Playlist · Haunted Halloween

Empire of the Damned Playlist

by Jay Kristoff

20 tracks
romantic
Oct 8, 2026

Haunted Halloween recasts Gabriel’s mission to deliver the Grail and undo Daysdeath as a hushed procession through sacred dread, vampire-haunted history, and fragile intimacy. Shadowy strings and suspended ambient textures mirror the perilous alliance between Gabriel and Liathe, while the restrained vocals give voice to grief, devotion, and the hope of ending the endless night.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Prowler

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore · Sunset Mission

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2

Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2

Stars Of The Lid · The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid

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3

Eden

Hania Rani · Esja

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4

Prelude For Time Feelers

Matthew Robert Cooper · Copia

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5

#3

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works Volume II

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6

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

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7

Totentanz, S. 126

Franz Liszt · The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 7

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8

Black Star

Lustmord · Purifying Fire

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9

Minuet for a Cheap Piano Number Two

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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10

Any Other Name

Thomas Newman · American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

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11

Riverside

Agnes Obel · Philharmonics

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12

Flatlands

Chelsea Wolfe · Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs

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13

Song To The Siren

This Mortal Coil · Lilliput

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14

Me and the Devil

Soap&Skin · Sugarbread

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15

Into My Arms

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)

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16

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

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17

Esja

Hania Rani · Esja

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18

Atomos VII

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · ATOMOS

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19

Settler

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

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20

Threnody

Goldmund · The Malady Of Elegance

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Playlist Settings

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Mood romantic
Genre mixed
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental request 70%
Seasonal edition Haunted Halloween
Environment night

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