A spine-chilling, terrifying song. Japanese music that evokes madness and horror.
Don’t you ever feel like listening to scary songs? That sensation where curiosity about scary things wins out—like with horror movies, haunted houses, or famous ghost spots.
In this article, I’ll introduce tracks with chilling themes: horror-inspired worlds, madness and hidden psychology, twisted love, and more.
If you’re a horror-song freak, this is a must-read.
It might also help when you’re thinking, “There was a scary song I heard once long ago, but I don’t remember the title.”
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A spine-chillingly scary song. Japanese tracks that evoke madness and horror (31–40)
motherMachigerīta P
This track, “Okaasan,” stands out with an intro that borders on noise music.
It was composed by Machigerita-P, who’s well-known for horror and eerie styles.
The melody has been crafted into a deeply unsettling, spine-tingling tone.
Its structure is quite close to noise music.
When prayers turn into wordsOnitsuka Chihiro
This is one of the theme songs from the Ju-On series, a landmark of Japanese horror that shook the world.
The lyrics are brutal and grotesque—so frightening you’ll be afraid to look over your shoulder—and they match the film’s content perfectly.
Just listening to it feels like you might get cursed.
A person hurrying into the nightchiaki naomi
A song depicting a woman who seems to have gone mad after having her heart broken.
From the opening monologue to the very last line, Naomi Chiaki’s uncanny, almost possessed expressiveness feels overwhelmingly real.
When she performed it on a music show, the host reportedly called it a “creepy song.”
doppelgängerfantomu shiitaa
What would you do if a counterfeit showed up and copied your entire way of life? This song by Phantom Sita is a dark pop track packed with searing anger toward someone who threatens your very existence, and a heartbreaking cry of “Don’t interfere with my life that’s mine alone!” It’s included on the single “Suki, Kirai,” released in July 2025.
Dive into this eerie yet uplifting, strangely captivating music!
The Spider’s Thread, Chapter TwoKinniku Shoujo Tai
If you listen to it together with the previous entry in the series, “The Spider’s Thread,” it’s sure to give you chills.
The pent-up emotions of the shy boy depicted in the previous work finally spiral out of control, and in his dull, friendless days, he turns to the only comfort he had—his favorite girl…
It’s a song that carries a frightening realism, as if such an incident could be happening somewhere.
Chilling, spine-tingling scary songs: Japanese tracks that evoke madness and horror (41–50)
Don’t take off your sailor uniform.āban gyarudo
The title is a parody of Onyanko Club’s “Don’t Take Off My Sailor Suit,” but unlike the bright mood of the original, this track is brutally intense.
The blood-soaked music video depicting a high school girl’s forbidden love is the stuff of nightmares.
If you’re going to watch it, brace yourself.
Give it back to me right now.Za Pīnattsu
This song is so frightening that it was even designated as banned from broadcast.
In 1963, a boy was kidnapped and murdered, and at the time, there was no clue to the whereabouts of the abducted Yoshinobu-chan.
Amid such circumstances, this song was created to appeal to the perpetrator over the radio.
Precisely because it’s based on a real incident, it’s a pretty scary song…