Halloween Hits: "Monster Hash" The Toyes (1993)

For those in serious need of Visine and Twinkies..........

Halloween Hits: "I Want My Baby Back" Jimmy Cross (1965)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Cross

Halloween Hits: "Halloween" King Diamond (1986)

King Diamond was the Marilyn Manson of the '80s. A self proclaimed Satan worshipper and frontman of the occult-metal band Mercyful Fate who went solo with a new band in 1986. He plays with both bands today.

If not exactly the most ORIGINAL guy on earth......

Pete Wentz? OK, yeah, he came later.....But see what Satanic music does to you, kids?

King Diamond and Mercyful Fate were popular with hardcore metal fans, but had virtually no commercial rock radio airplay (that darned devil warshipping thang put most major rock radio station managers teeth on edge.) It also didn't help their label, Roadrunner Records (now home to Nickelback.) was still a struggling Dutch independent until the '90s.

This is off King Diamond's first full album, Fatal Portrait. 

Halloween Hits: "There's A New Sound (The Sound Of Worms)" Tony Burrelo (1953)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Burrello

Halloween Hits: "Butcher Pete (Parts 1 & 2)" Roy Brown (1950)

You might know Roy Brown better as the original singer (and writer) of the classic "Good Rockin' At Midnight" (famously covered by The Honeydrippers in the '80s, who's version became a New Year's Eve party classic.) But in 1950, he released this disturbing little ditty (you can also heard it in the soundtrack of the video game Fallout 3.)