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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Spooky Songs
| What type of monster from horror films is the subject of the Warren Zevon song, which contains these lyrics?
"If you hear him howling around your kitchen door
Better not let him in." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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werewolf. "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon reached number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.
This song has also been recorded by the Grateful Dead.
Evil Walks. "Evil Walks" by AC/DC was included on the album entitled
"For Those About to Rock We Salute You", which was released in 1981. The album has sold over four million copies.
| What television series, hosted by Rod Serling, is referred to in these lyrics to a Rush song?
"Wake up lost in an empty town
Wondering why no one else is around
Look up to see a giant boy
You've just become his brand new toy." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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The Twilight Zone. "The Twilight Zone" was released in 1972. It was included on Rush's album entitled "2112".
The lyrics listed above refer to an episode of the television series "The Twilight Zone" from 1961. The episode was entitled "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
The song also refers to another episode of the television series, entitled "Stopover in a Quiet Town", as shown in these lyrics.
"A pleasant-faced man steps up to greet you
He smiles and says he's pleased to meet you
Beneath his hat the strangeness lies
Take it off, he's got three eyes."
The television series "The Twilight Zone" aired from 1959 - 1964.
The other television series listed in the answers were either hosted or narrated by Rod Serling.
| What name is missing from the lyrics of this song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
"There's a light.
Over at the ______ place.
There's a light.
Burning in the fireplace
There's a light, a light
In the darkness of everybody's life."
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Frankenstein. The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" was released in 1975. It is a cult classic, and is still shown at midnight in some places.
Many people at showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" dress up as characters from the film, and audience participation throughout the midnight showings includes dancing, throwing pieces of toast, and holding up lighters (during the song "Over at the Frankenstein Place").
| Alan Jackson also wrote a song about the ghost of that country singer. The video for this song is really spooky.
Do you know the name of this song?
"Cause when the wind is right, you'll hear his songs
Smell whiskey in the air
Midnight in Montgomery
He's always singing there." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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Midnight in Montgomery. "Midnight in Montgomery" reached number three on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
"Midnight in Montgomery" was included on Alan Jackson's second album entitled "Don't Rock the Jukebox", which was released in 1991.
Hank Williams Sr.. "As I stepped out of that Cadillac, I said, Mister, many thanks.
He said, You don't have to call me 'Mister', Mister;
The whole world called me Hank."
If you haven't heard this song, you really should check it out.
"The Ride" was released by David Allan Coe in 1983 and reached number four on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Beethoven. "Moonlight Sonata" is more properly called "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia". Ludwig van Beethoven completed the composition of this sonata in 1801.
| What devilish song by Cliff Richard contains these lyrics?
"Crystal ball on the table
Showing the future, the past
Same cat with them evil eyes
And I knew it was a spell she cast." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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Devil Woman. "Devil Woman" was released by Cliff Richard in 1976. It reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
| What Charlie Daniels song contains these devilish lyrics?
"Fire on the mountain. Run, boys, run.
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Charlie Daniels released "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" in 1979. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
| What Michael Jackson song and video contain these heart-stopping lyrics?
"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart" | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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Thriller. The video for "Thriller" was directed by John Landis, who directed such films as "National Lampoon's Animal House", "The Blues Brothers", "An American Werewolf in London", and "Trading Places". Vincent Price, star of numerous horror films, appeared in the "Thriller" video. The video features such spooky sights as werewolves, cemeteries, and zombies.
"Thriller" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984.
| This fun song is familiar to most of us. In which song would you find these spooky lyrics?
"From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes ." | Spooky and Fun Songs for Hallowe'en
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Monster Mash. "Monster Mash" was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Cryptkickers in 1962.
It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962, number 91 in 1970, and number ten in 1973.
The Cryptkickers consisted of Gary Paxton, Leon Russell, Johnny McCrae and Rickie Page. Gary Paxton had a hit with "Alley Oop" in 1960.
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