This came out in 1998 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Looking to scare up some ghoul tunes for your monster bash? There are plenty of treats (and a few tricks) on the record racks.
If rubber masks and fright wigs are your scene, get Halloween Hootenanny in yer sack. Helmed by shlock rocker Rob Zombie, this kitschy collection has 19 cheesy, spine-tingling tunes of terror from the likes of Rocket From the Crypt, Rev. Horton Heat and ole Rob hisself. It’s a graveyard smash. The Sabrina soundtrack, on the other hand, is a big wad of bubblegum and cotton candy — tracks by The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, ’N Sync, 5ive and so on, geared to the pre-teen set. Play this and you deserve to get your house egged. Finally, kids for whom Halloween is just another day will want The Art of Darkness. This compilation has all the bleak beats your black-lipped, pale-skinned goth teen wants: Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke, Ministry, all the way up to Marilyn Manson. It’s so good the kids might even forget themselves and smile.
