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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Chilling, spine-tingling scary songs: Japanese tracks that evoke madness and horror (41–50)
Nozomi, Kanae, TamaeKinniku Shoujo Tai

The title of Kinniku Shōjo-tai’s last indie album was also Nozomi Kanae Tamae.
Seeing that the back cover is captioned “The Dark Side of the Force, so-called Nozomi Kanae Tamae,” it might be a track the band themselves are particularly fond of.
The story that begins with “A girl sank into a swamp; a god of reticles was watching” feels like both a church mass and a black magic ritual, and as you listen, it inevitably becomes frightening.
The switch into the metal-mode chorus is a must-hear.
It’s a song of despair I want not only metal fans but everyone to listen to.
A spine-chilling, terrifying song. Japanese tracks that evoke madness and horror (51–60)
RevengeMy Hair is Bad

This is a searing song that portrays the way the sorrow of a broken heart turns into resentment and anger.
Included on the album “mothers,” released in November 2017, the track tells a breakup story delivered with the raw emotion characteristic of My Hair is Bad.
It traces the emotional shift—from happy memories with a lover, to a sudden parting, and ultimately to a vow of “revenge,” as the title suggests—set against a propulsive melody.
The song vividly captures the subtle nuances of someone grappling with anger and bitterness after a breakup, leaving a strong impression of a complex state of mind where deep sorrow and love are intertwined.
When you can’t recover from a sense of loss, listening to this track may help you sublimate those emotions.
doppelgängerCreepy Nuts

Set over a tense, hard‑hitting beat, this is a tour‑de‑force from Creepy Nuts that portrays the wavering and split of the self.
It depicts the inner alter ego—or mask—that everyone carries as a “doppelgänger,” sharply capturing the modern psyche’s inner conflict.
Melodic hooks intertwine exquisitely with unstable rhythms to vividly express a churning state of mind.
The track was written as the theme song for the film Under Ninja, released in January 2025.
It’s the perfect song for facing the many faces within yourself—or for releasing the unease and urgency inside your heart.
stalkerKizu

“Stalker” is a song about an unknown presence following right behind you.
It was included on the visual kei rock band Kizu’s single “Heisei,” released in 2019.
Set to a heavy yet melodious band sound, the lyrics depict the search for the identity of whatever is drawing closer.
His cool yet passionate, almost conversational vocal delivery conveys a poignant emotional state.
The song expresses fear and anxiety—the feeling of being watched no matter what you’re doing.
In conclusion
I introduced some terrifying, spine-chilling songs.
Did any of them give you the creeps? There were many types—ranging from the worldview of the lyrics to the overall atmosphere—but what kind of scary songs do you prefer? Personally, the madness sung over a bright melody is by far the most frightening to me…


