A spine-chilling scary song: masterful tracks that evoke fear and eerie recommended songs
For those curious folks who want to feel fear from scary songs or pore over creepy lyrics, we’ve researched eerie classics and popular frightening tracks you shouldn’t miss.
We’ll introduce a wide range—from songs beloved by music fans to selections chosen by our site’s music-specialist writers—blending them together.
We’ve carefully picked both Japanese and Western music, old and new.
Some tracks might not seem scary just by listening, but depending on how you interpret the lyrics, they can be chilling.
It could be fun to talk about the stories behind these songs when sharing summer ghost tales.
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A spine-chilling scary songs list: iconic tracks that evoke fear and eerie recommendations (31–40)
kaleidoscopeIwasaki Hiromi
This is a song by Hiromi Iwasaki, who was active in the idol scene of the 1970s.
It was released in 1979 as her 18th single.
It’s a bittersweet love song about someone she just can’t forget, but… there’s a rumor that a male voice can be heard in the outro of the recording.
Because of that, it became known to the public as an occult song.
The prevailing explanation is that a male chorus part that was supposed to be cut ended up being included.
Beloved child,RURUTIA
A translucent singing voice and a wistful melody.
It’s a frightening song that even feels beautiful.
It’s a track by the singer-songwriter RURUTIA, released in 2001 as her debut single.
The lyrics say, “Only I can satisfy you,” but what comes through isn’t single-hearted love.
Perhaps the word is possession; it feels like you can never get away—like you won’t be let go.
Yashagaike (Yasha-ga-ike)ningen ishi
Speaking of Ningen Isu, people of that generation will remember them as the band on the show “Ika-su Band Tenkoku” with the guy dressed as Nezumi Otoko.
The frightening part of this song is that it suddenly depicts a suicide.
Like the children’s song Toryanse—this one is also a scary song.
White CometShimura Takuo
This piece is the antagonist’s theme from the film Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato.
It was the first time I had ever heard a pipe organ.
It’s beautiful, but it conveys nothing but despair, and it’s one of the pieces of music that I consider traumatizing.
I barely remember the film’s plot, but I remember this track vividly.
Perhaps music like that is exactly what fits this theme.
Red ShoesShibano Eriko & Kudō Minako
Many people probably remember this song for its mournful melody and lyrics about a young child being taken away.
The girl who appears in the song is modeled after a real child named Kimi-chan.
After being placed in the care of her foster father, Kimi-chan fell ill and died at the age of nine.
Kimi-chan’s birth mother, who had entrusted her to the foster father, also passed away without ever knowing that Kimi-chan had died, living with the regret.
From a child’s perspective, being separated from their parent and taken to an unfamiliar place; from a parent’s perspective, being forced to give up their child with tears—it’s a frightening song.
Spine-chilling scary songs: masterful tracks that evoke fear and eerie recommended songs (41–50)
I’ll eat you up!Gachapin
Everyone, didn’t you have something that scared you when you were a child? This song, “I’ll Eat You Up,” brings back memories of that frightening figure that would be summoned if you misbehaved.
It’s a track sung by none other than Gachapin, the longtime children’s idol, and it was released in 1975 as Gachapin’s debut single… However, this song has become something of a legend—in fact, it’s a bit of a dark chapter for Gachapin, as it was considered so scary that its broadcast was canceled after about two weeks (lol).
Just like the title suggests, the lyrics describe how it will eat naughty kids, making it a subtly but steadily terrifying tune.
A beautiful witch in a picture bookJanne Da Arc
The song “child vision: The Beautiful Witch in the Picture Book” by Janne Da Arc is told from a toddler’s perspective.
The toddler is bullied by the father’s mistress, the parents’ relationship begins to crack, a tense atmosphere hangs over the home, and the family gradually falls apart—a frightening story.