Possibly the most perfect Halloween song since Monster Mash, Bauhaus's ode to the former Dracula is a slow, heart-shaking song. Peter Murphy's warble backed by woodblock drumming, a spine-wriggling bass line, and an effects-ridden guitar.
Notice the NS in the title up there. It may be spooky but I would never call it creepy or scary. What starts as a slow, plodding song...remains a slow, plodding song. Not that I have a problem with it. It's still an awesome song, a tribute to my favorite Martin Landau character, but it's not scary. Sorry guys!
Almost every possible spooktacular (did I just write spooktacular?) thing you can think of pops up in this song: a corpse, widowed brides, spooky capes, bats. It's all there. All to listen to in the dark. Alone. With headphones.
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