Those good ol' Halloween records. Anyone remember them? Some had spooky sounds that neighbor's would play as kids came to their doors to trick or treat. Others were much scarier haunted house records, and then you had the records that would play out a frightening story.

My favorite is The Haunting from Gayle House Records (1971). You might remember it from this comic book ad:



This record featured a story about a blood banshee that was haunting the room. If you did not leave the room you would die. Then you hear the howl of the banshee and kids getting killed one by one.

I first heard this at a friends Halloween party when I was 7 or 8. His parents had all of the kids come into the living room, and then they turned off the lights and dropped the needle on this sucker. They had props like a flying grim reaper and would throw bloody hands and other objects into the room.

There were more than a dozen kids in there, so this record was particularly effective because with all of the pushing and screaming I had no idea what was going on.

Listening to it today and it is pretty corny. Someone put it up on youtube, check it out for some fun Halloween nostalgia:



I also remember Disney's Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. This one is not as scary, but it has some of the best classic ghost sounds I've ever heard. It also has a really weird moment where the narrator breaks out into some Chinese at the 13:07 mark.

 

What are some of your favorite Halloween records? Check out this Classic Halloween Records blog to see if you remember any of them.

Happy Halloween!