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11 Horror Movie Tie-In Songs That Hit the Billboard Hot 100
Spooky Songs: Horror movie hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Still, at least Mills was the first to chart with the ballad originally recorded for Circus of Horrors, a surprise transatlantic success about a demented plastic surgeon one snooty critic claimed would only satisfy those who “find imaginary mutilation entertaining.” Recorded for Paul Schrader’s erotically-charged remake of the 1942 supernatural horror – which as its title suggests is about a woman who discovers her family tree has feline roots – its gothic new wave sound topped several charts across the globe and is widely considered one of the Thin White Duke’s finest songs of the ‘80s. The J. Geils Band scored the 17th and final Hot 100 hit of their career when they recorded the titular song for Fright Night, the cult classic in which a teen discovers that his next-door neighbor is a vampire.
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