Jersey Devil, and Other Spooky Music Videos

Halloween. The etymology of the word breaks down thusly: Hallow is short for hallowed, which means holy. Ween is short for weenie, which describes the size of the candies that are given during the gloaming's traditional costumed amble.

But man (and woman) cannot live by candy apple alone. Which is why the Blender Blog has compiled this list of videos for your Friday Halloween enjoyment. The first is a brand new video and song by Bruce Springsteen. This 'Halloween Surprise' went live at midnight last night and has since (IE, in the past ten hours) been called the best Boss clip in twenty years by Boss fanatics. The song, Jersey Devil, takes its lyrical inspiration from a legend concerning an eighteenth century New Jersey woman whose thirteenth son grew hooves, horns and bat wings. The musical aesthetic, however, is all blues. The clip features Bruce emerging from a pool of black water and gallivanting around a haunted house, and is pretty pro; certainly no last minute afterthought. Nice job, Bruce. Watch below on YouTube or go to Bruce's site for higher quality. And keep scrolling for more Halloween video-ness.




Mommy, this clip by Scots Mogwai is freaking frightening!




Aphex Twin has developed a rep for creepy. Come To Daddy might be the acme of his creepiness.




Would it be Halloween without Marilyn Manson? Perhaps... and there'd be more makeup for the rest of us!




Cult movies don't get any culter than 1987's Rock n' Roll Nightmare, in which a rock band somehow becomes involved in a war between heaven and hell. For best effect you should really watch this on VHS.




Halloween is all about dressing up. No one knew this better than 70s flamboyant keyboardist and onetime Yes player Rick Wakeman. Here he is performing King Arthur on ice at Wembley in 1975. If you ever wondered what inspired the Stonehenge scene from Spinal Tap, watch this now.




If you like your scary a little louder, check out False Alarm by The Bronx.




Even the best little band in East L.A., Los Lobos, knew how to get their scary on:




Sometimes, a creepy costume is all you need. Here's Todd Rundgren performing his classic Hello It's Me while wearing something he found in a dumpster.




And since Halloween this year falls on a Friday, you might as well party. Happy Halloween from us creeps at Blender.