The Cure for Halloween

This time of year is a favorite season for many Cure fans in the Northern Hemisphere as the weather begins to evoke some of our favorite Cure songs. The trees lose their leaves and the earth begins to chill, eerie mists fill the air and the sun hides behind a low, gray blanket of clouds. Beginning with the early brooding intensity of the first dark trilogy of Faith, Seventeen Seconds and Pornography, the Cure know how to evoke the emotions that come to us at of the onset of fall and early winter, and have captured some of the darkest nightmares of our psyches in musical format.

Since the atmosphere around Halloween is a perfect match for this music, I have brought together 31 of my favorite songs which speak to me of all of those haunted memories. This collection is naturally heavy on that early dark trilogy, however not all Cure albums are represented. There's not much Halloween feeling on Wish, for instance!

I have tried to stay true to the emotions that are with us the most at this time of year, choosing songs that speak of terrors, of blood, fear, despair, lust, nightmares and monsters. Death and decay are also popular themes in these choices, as are the shadowy figures of ghosts, spirits and yes, even the spider-man.

Most of all, these songs speak to me of the lonely journey of the soul through the dark night of the year. When the cold begins to surround us, it is a natural response to turn our minds inward, and begin to look closely at the things which frighten us the most, so that they will lose their power over us.

I hope you will enjoy this playlist and please let me know what you think! What songs would you choose besides these ones? What are your top 31 Halloween Cure songs? Feel free to leave your list in the comments.