Sounds For Haunting

Here's a list of CD's and Cassette Tapes that I have found useful for Halloween. The Rating is only my humble attempt to give an opinion of the usefullness of the title. I hope you find this informative!

If you have, or know about any other sound or music titles, let me know!

The category description is an attempt to classify the title.

• Atmosphere - Combination of sound effects to produce an ambience
• Natural - Direct recordings of natural sounds
• Sound Effects - Independent sounds
• Arrangements - Collections of sound sequences recorded together, or with effects added
• Music - Suitable songs

Title: Sounds to Haunt Your House
Category: Atmosphere
Media: CD, Stereo
By: KTel
Number: 3061-2
Year: 1992
Rating: Excellent
Except for the occasional narration, an excellent overall production for haunted house ambience. The narration attempts to give you a guided tour through the haunted house. If you only buy one haunted sound selection, definitely listen to this one!

Title: Screeches, Clanks, and Howls
Category: Arrangements
Media: CD, Stereo
By: KTel
Number: 3146-2
Year: 1993
Rating: Very good
A collection of produced effect sequences arranged by category. Example: 'Ghosts in the Graveyard' consists of ambient wind, mumbles, groans -all to simulate a haunted graveyard. Overall very well produced. Great for tape loops as room sound.

Title: Frights of the Night Sound FX
Category: Sound Effects, Arrangements
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Tring International
Number: EFX001
Year: ??
Rating: Very Good
A collection of 50 well-produced sound effects. Effects include from animal sounds, gongs, doors, chains, music, screaming, screeching, laughter, theremins, footsteps, thunder, rain, and combinations. One nice feature is the effects run continuously, and have indexes to each selection, giving good production flexibility.

Title: Mystery Sound FX
Category: Sound Effects
Media: CD, Stereo
By: RTV Communications Group
Number: CD-4617
Year: 1985
Rating: Good
A collection of 50 independent sound effects suitable for mixing. Most effects are produced dry (without ambience enhancement).

Title: Thunder - Pure Natural Sounds
Category: Natural
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Miramar Insignia Series
Number: EFX001
Year: 1995
Rating: Very Good
Put on your headphones, close your eyes, and you are outside in the wilderness while a thunderstorm approaches, passes overhead, then recedes. Good selection of natural thunderstorm sounds.

Title: Spooky Sound Effects - Haunted Horror Sounds
Category: Atmosphere
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Forum Novelties
Number: 50968
Year: 1993
Rating: Good
Well, the CD jacket says: "Spooky Sound Effects - Perfect for any haunted house or background music for any Halloween party". Runs continuously. Some excerpts are very good. Lots of organ! No indexes.

Title: Brutal Planet
Category: Music, Sound Effects
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Zephyr-Hacker Publishing (Distortions)
Number: DCD18522
Year: 1996
Rating: Excellent
Yes, a CD from Distortions, producers of high-end haunted house props. A collection of 13 original industrial and rock songs all along the Brutal Planet theme. Also includes 25 intensive sound effect sequences, most are from Distortions high-end props. Extremely well produced. The CD jacket alone is an experience! Well worth having.

Title: Scary Sound Effects - Nightmarish Noise for Halloween!
Category: Arrangements
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Rhino
Number: R271776
Year: 1994
Rating: Very Good
A fun collection of independent sound effect arrangements categorized as: Front Door Greetings, Witchcraft, Graveyard at Night, A Visit to the Bat Caves, The Martians are Coming, Scary Music. Each are very well produced and are easily adaptable to your haunt. Some sequences are good for tape loops. Lots of theremin.

Title: The Son of Scary Sound Effects
- Nightmarish Noise for Halloween!
Category: Arrangements
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Rhino
Number: R272170
Year: 1995
Rating: Very Good
The sequel to Scary Sound Effects, this collection of independent sound effect arrangements are categorized as: Spooky Spaces, Phrightful Phone Messages, Creatures for your Computer, and sound FX from the spooky spaces sequences. The Spooky Spaces sequences in particular are very well done. Julies Nightmare, and Seance With The Gypsy Woman are excellent! The phone messages are great treat for your answering machine. Another superb production from Rhino.

Title: Super Scary Monster Party
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: GNP/Crescendo
Number: GNPD-2240
Year: 1994
Rating: Almost Excellent
This is a collection of the most popular sci-fi and horror movie themes. Most of the music is excellent. Truly outstanding is the production of Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 and Dracula's Castle. All of it is instrumental, which is my only 'gripe'. My major disappointment was Munsters and Addams Family themes without the words... Bummer.

Title: The Atmosphere Collection - Thunderstorm
Category: Natural
Media: CD, Stereo
By: RYKO
Number: RCD 50285
Year: 1995
Rating: Excellent
This is the CD for thunder! The first selection is a sixty-minute serious thunderstorm, followed by 23 individual 'thunder strikes'. The included booklet is an interesting and informative overview of how and why thunder occurs. All recorded and produced in the digital domain, it will seriously strain almost any stereo system.

Title: Echoes of Nature - Thunderstorm
Category: Natural
Media: CD, Stereo
By: LaserLight
Number: 12 151
Year: 1993
Rating: Good
A presentation of the progress of a thunderstorm from its approach, small showers, through thunder and rain, then its retreat. As a natural sounds CD, its very well done. For haunt use, its ok.

Title: Screemers
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: RCA
Number: 07863 6686-2
Year: 1996
Rating: Very Good
This is a collection of classic Halloween songs and old radio skits from the 50s and 60s, including Purple People Eater (Sheb Wooley), Werewolf Watusi (Bobby Pickett), and the Jabberwork song (sung by Jack Palance!). OK, I'll admit, Im a fan of Bob and Ray. This CD includes their best Halloween radio skits with Dr. Ahkbar. Not scary, but entertaining.

Title: Halloween Havoc
Category: Sound Effects, Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: KTEL
Number: 3615-2
Year: 1996
Rating: Good
A song, a story, and 51 sound effects. Good selection of independent sound effects with indexes.

Title: Kenya and Tanzania - Witchcraft and Ritual Music
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Elektra Nonesuch
Number: GNPD-2240
Year: 1975 -1991
Rating: Excellent
Want original witch doctor chants? This CD is was recorded in Kenya and Tanzania during witch doctor ceremonies and secret rituals. Strange and fascinating.

Title: The Private Music of Patrick O'Hearn
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Private Music
Number: 01005-82104-2
Year: 1992
Rating: Good
Moody and drifting new age music. Interesting and something different. Ethereal, not scary music.

Title: Songs in the Key of X
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Warner Brothers
Number: 9 46079-2
Year: 1996
Rating: Good
Includes the complete X-Files theme by Mark Snow. Dark and moody songs that loosely, very loosely follows X-Files themes. The X-File theme is the best track.

Title: Ministry (symbols for title)
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Warner Brothers
Number: 9 26727-2
Year: 1992
Rating: Very Good
Wall of noise, gothic rock. Great for a very loud track - pick any song. For a demonic theme, try Psalm 69.

Title: Oingo Boingo - Best o' Boingo
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: MCA
Number: MCAD-10424
Year: 1984 -1991
Rating: Must Have!
Looking for a Halloween party CD? This is the one. Period. '..walking with a dead man, waiting for an invitation to arrive..' Every track offers a 'unique' perspective for the ultimate party. Even if you never use it in haunt, it's still great to work by! Heck, anything by Danny Elfman is worth checking out! The Crypt Keeper theme is one of his compositions!

Title: The Crow - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Category: Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Atlantic
Number: 82519-2
Year: 1994
Rating: Excellent
For a change of pace from Oingo Boingo, mix in a little from this CD. Industrial, metal, hard and gothic rock combine to create an intense, dark atmosphere.

Title: 100 Sound Effects
Category: Sound Effects
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Sound Sensation
Number: EGBR-2539
Year: ??
Rating: Fair
This is a general-purpose collection of sound effects from a 737 jet taking off to eating potato chips. There are several tracks suitable for haunt use, like baby crying, small crowd frightened, glass breaking, etc. No track index.

Title: 101 Sound Effects -Vol 13
Category: Sound Effects
Media: CD, Stereo
By: Gateway Records
Number: GCD-4613
Year: ??
Rating: Good
A good general-purpose collection of independent sound effects. Includes a useful track index.

Title: Scary Sounds
Category: Atmosphere
Media: Cassette, Stereo
By: ??
Number: ??
Year: ??
Rating: Good
I have an orange labeled cassette with "Scary Cassette - Sons Affreaux" on it. I got it through Morris Costumes. It has limited sound quality through a good stereo, but it really works in a portable cassette player!

Title: Scary Sounds of Halloween
Category: Atmosphere
Media: Cassette, Stereo
By: KTel
Number: 30254
Year: 1991
Rating: Excellent
The title says it all. Growling, screeches, chains, theremin, screaming victims. Overall a great collection of sounds arranged to play continuously. Also available on CD.

Title: Mickey Hart - At The Edge
Category: Atmosphere, Music
Media: CD, Stereo
By: RYKO
Number: RCD 10124
Year: 1990
Rating: Good
Classified as 'world music', it contains interesting ambient excerpts useful for looping sequences. Drums, rain, thunder, strings. Not scary.

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