Theme songs have a long tradition in horror movies. I’m not referring to the iconic film scores to such films as “Psycho,” “The Exorcist,” “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th” and others, but rather title track songs performed by a band.
Perhaps the most obvious example of this is Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters,” which was as big a hit as the film that inspired and remains a ubiquitous Halloween staple to this day. But the trend goes back further than that 1984 hit.
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The cheesy 1980s B-movie "TerrorVision," which features an alien transmitted into a suburban home via a television signal, features a killer theme song by The Fibonaccis. (COURTESY OF SHOUT FACTORY)
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