11/3/07

Got Any Scary Music Videos???

Sometimes we forget to mention horror in other mediums besides movies. That's why I found this Scariest Music Videos list so interesting. It has 23 scary music videos. I don't understand why they didn't just add two more for 25, but that is not my problem. I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of any of all these artists. I'll try not to be to biased because I really don't like Mr. Manson too much. I do like Interpol's song "Evil" and video because it gives you a little chill while you watch it. I mean puppets are creepy. "Life Wasted" by Pearl Jam is another good song with a very odd and gruesome video. System of a Down's "Spiders" is another creepy setting and morphing human figures. Of course Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is a classic video actually set in a horror movie.

I encourage you to check these out. Cover your ears on a few of them. I kinda want to give an informal challenge and ask if anyone has a scary music video(s) they think deserves some recognition to reply to this. You can post the actual video too if you want. I chose to only post links to not make this too cluttered. Scary can mean a lot of things and completely open to your opinion.

I'll start it off with two making it a nice round 25 videos as examples:

Blink 182's "I Miss You" is set in haunted house. Spiders and ghosts are everywhere in this one. This is creepy and scary and I'm surprised AOL didn't include this one because of all the Blink 182 propaganda they produced back in the day.

The Smashing Pumpkins' "Ava Adore" came off probably their least popular album. During this time lead singer/guitarist Billy Corgan was going through what some people call his Uncle Fester or Voldemort phase. This is a very good video that was done in one take. When Corgan stops lip syncing and stares you down in the middle of a mental hospital. Scary.

1 comment:

chicken pot guy said...

Nice post! There were a few songs I disagreed with on the list, but my favorite and probably most disturbing was "come to daddy" by aphex twin....talk about a messed up video.
thanks for the interesting videos and post.