Halloween music bingo is the party game that works when half the guests are in costume and the other half are holding a drink. Nobody has to sit down, nobody has to be a music expert, and the songs pick themselves: everything on this list has a ghost, a monster, a devil or a witch in the title, or a bass line that has been in every horror trailer since 1984.
These are the 40 that actually get recognised: the obvious ones (Thriller, Monster Mash, Ghostbusters, Time Warp), the classic rock a dad can shout along to (Highway to Hell, Bad Moon Rising, Sympathy for the Devil, Don't Fear the Reaper), the pop with a dark side (Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift) and the film themes that need two notes (Halloween, This Is Halloween, The Addams Family).
Built for an adult Halloween party, a bar night on the 31st, a school class for older kids or an office that takes the costume contest too seriously. Print one card per person, dim the lights, play from any speaker.
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Open the generator with these 40 songs Free, no sign-up. Generate the cards, print them or play from your phone.What a card looks like
One of the cards the generator makes from this list. Every card is different.
The full song list
- ThrillerMichael Jackson
- Monster MashBobby "Boris" Pickett
- GhostbustersRay Parker Jr.
- Somebody's Watching MeRockwell
- Highway to HellAC/DC
- Hells BellsAC/DC
- ZombieThe Cranberries
- SuperstitionStevie Wonder
- Bad Moon RisingCreedence Clearwater Revival
- Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling Stones
- Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones
- Psycho KillerTalking Heads
- DisturbiaRihanna
- Heads Will RollYeah Yeah Yeahs
- Spooky Scary SkeletonsAndrew Gold
- Time WarpRichard O'Brien
- This Is HalloweenDanny Elfman
- bury a friendBillie Eilish
- bad guyBillie Eilish
- MonsterLady Gaga
- Bloody MaryLady Gaga
- I Put a Spell on YouScreamin' Jay Hawkins
- Season of the WitchDonovan
- Black Magic WomanSantana
- Witchy WomanEagles
- Werewolves of LondonWarren Zevon
- DragulaRob Zombie
- Enter SandmanMetallica
- (Don't Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult
- Runnin' with the DevilVan Halen
- Devil InsideINXS
- Feed My FrankensteinAlice Cooper
- Welcome to My NightmareAlice Cooper
- GhostJustin Bieber
- HauntedTaylor Swift
- DemonsImagine Dragons
- Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)David Bowie
- Ghost TownThe Specials
- Halloween Theme - Main TitleJohn Carpenter
- The Addams Family ThemeVic Mizzy
Tips for a Halloween bingo that actually works
Play it in the dark. Seriously. Dim lights, a torch for the caller, and Thriller at full volume changes the whole thing.
Mix the eras. This list runs from 1962 to 2019 on purpose. A room of 25-year-olds gets Billie Eilish and Rihanna; their parents get Warren Zevon and Blue Öyster Cult. Both halves win a square now and then.
Forty songs is the whole party. A 5x5 card needs 24, so 40 leaves room for two rounds and a couple you skip because they are too slow. Deselect anything you do not want in the generator.
The winner screams. Instead of shouting bingo. It is the rule now.
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