Siouxsie and the Banshees “Juju” 1981. Post-punk, gothic, brooding and dark – a great Halloween-week listen, especially for the tracks “Spellbound” (which hit #22 on the UK singles charts), “Voodoo Dolly,” “Head Cut” and, of course, “Halloween” which should be a required inclusion into every Halloween mix made.

The night is still
And the frost, it bites my face
I wear my silence like a mask
And murmur like a ghost
“Trick or treat”
“Trick or treat”
The bitter and the sweet
The carefree days are distant now
I wear my memories like a shroud
I try to speak, but words collapse
Echoing, “Trick or treat”
“Trick or treat”
The bitter and the sweet
I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween… Halloween
A sweet reminder in the ice-blue nursery
Of a childish murder of hidden lustre
And she cries, “Trick or treat”
“Trick or treat”
The bitter and the sweet
I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween… Halloween