What started as spooky themed fun from the likes of WHODINI, The Fat Boys and Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince took a turn for the more macabre by the next decade.

In the mid '90's, a new subgenre dubbed "Horrorcore" emerged that focused on themes like devil worship, cannibalism and even mass murder. While its worthy of noting that artists like Detroit's Esham, Houston's Geto Boys, and Ganksta N-I-P injected these themes into their music prior to Horrorcore, artists like The Gravediggaz and Flatlinerz ushered in the era with entire songs and albums dedicated to occult themes. Here we present 13 songs for your Halloween playlist.

1. "Haunted House Of Rock"- WHODINI, 1983

If Kurtis Blow crafted the first Hip-Hop Christmas song with '79's "Christmas Rappin'," then certainly WHODINI created its first Halloween anthem more than a decade before the "Horrorcore" sub-genre existed with "Haunted House Of Rock." The Willesden Dodgers-produced song appeared on WHODINI's '83 self titled album, and described a haunted house where Wolfman Jack spun records and monstrous MCs rocked the mic. Jalil, the song's writer, broke down the song for The Foundation.

"The first part of that record is the invite to the party, and the second part is describing some actual real life MCs," he explained. "Every monster and character in there is about an MC that reminds me of them."

The bass player from The Thompson Twins played the bassline on "Haunted House" due to WHODINI and The Thompson Twins sharing the label home, Jive/Arista.

2. "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" - The Geto Boys, 1991

"This year Halloween fell on the weekend, me and Geto Boys went trick or treatin'/robbin little kids for bags/until this old man got behind our ass." Rap-A Lot Records was an early home to gore filled joints since the original Ghetto Boys dropped "Assassin in '88." Gangsta Nip, The Geto Boys, and Too Much Trouble all dropped murder music on the label, but the label's most well known song is also the Geto Boys breakthrough hit. "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" is a series of paranoid tales spit over a Issac Hayes loop that remains the Geto Boys' signature song.

3. "Nightmare On My Street" - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 1988

Before The Fresh Prince conquered the big screen as Will Smith, he joined the Freddy Kruger mania that dominated the 1980's. Over the melody from Nightmare On Elm Street, The Fresh Prince shares the tale of going to the movies with DJ Jazzy Jeff and his Human Beat Box Ready Rock C to see Nightmare On Elm Street. After seeing the movie, he starts having dreams similar to the characters in the movie.

4. "Live Evil" - Flatlinerz, 1994

Flatlinerz were part of the mid '90s influx of artists who represented the new rap subgenre, Horrorcore. Flatlinerz have actually been credited with originating the term ,and their debut album USA (Under Satan's Authority) dropped in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings (group member Redrum is Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons' nephew. The Brooklyn trio consisting of Redrum, Gravedigger, and Tempest made noise with their debut single "Live Evil."

5. "Diary Of A Madman" - Gravediggaz, 1994

The Gravediggaz were another group who were instrumental in the influx of Horrorcore acts of the mid '90s, consisting of seasoned vets RZA of Wu-Tang, Fruitkwan and Price Paul both of Stetsasonic and Poetic. The single "Diary of A Madman" from their 1994 debut 6 Feet Deep is a confessional of four paranoid madmen over a haunting track produced by INS, RZA, and Prince Paul.

6. "Charlie Manson" - Esham, 1996

Detroit's Esham could very well have his own list of Halloween heat starting with his debut '89 debut Boomin' Words From Hell. He has consistently dropped material over the years since, and his '96 release, "Charlie Manson" from his Dead Flowers album is a mid tempo banger with a sinister synthesizer line and the chanted hook "Die Die Die Die".

7. "Mystic Stylez" - Three Six Mafia, 1995

Three Six are pioneers in Horrorcore, and their occult affiliations are evident in everything from the groups name to their label Hypnotize Minds. "Mystic Stylez" from the album of the same name sees the masters of triplet flow wreaking havoc over a slow tempo beat with a haunting melody.

8. "Nightmares" - Dana Dane, 1985

Dana Dane's debut, "Nightmares," sees him visiting his therapist because of his recurring nightmares. Over the theme from television's The Munster's, Dana Dane shares stories zombie women chasing him at school and beastly blind dates. "Nightmares" was an underground hit, leading to his classic, Dana Dane With Fame.

9. "Meat Cleaver" - Brotha Lynch Hung, 2013

Sacramento California's Brotha Lynch Hung has had a career releasing material as bizarre as his name. Tales of cannibalism, torture, and murder ave been his themes since '95's Season Of Da Siccness. 2013's "Meat Cleaver" continues Hung's reign of terror from his Manniblector album.

10. "Psycho" - Ganksta N-I-P, 1992

Ganksta N-I-P is a pioneer of the psycho style. His '92 debut The South Park Psycho dropped on Houston's Rap-A-Lot Records and contained the single "Psycho." An example of his mayhem: "It's time for a murder, I'm finna' kick ass/ breast feed newborn babies with unleaded gas/ blood gushin' out your head, it's getting thicker and thicker/ pour some chocolate on your arm so it can taste like a Snicker/ push your ass off a building, check to see if you're dead/ flashback to second grade, I'll sharpen your fuckin' head/ I'm strapped with the uzi, so get ready to die/ catch a nigga' while he sleep and strike a match in his eye/ I'll sneak in your house and kill your ass for fun/check to see if you're still sleepin' and burn a hole in your tongue."

11. "Devil's Son" - Big L, 1993

The punchline king and DITC member Big L dropped "Devil's Son" ahead of his 1994 debut album, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor & Dangerous. Over a bouncy Showbiz-produced track, Big L professes to killing nuns as well as "handicap and crippled bitches." Even on a Horrorcore track, L is extremely lyrical.

12. "Are You Ready For Freddy?" - Fat Boys, 1988

By 1988, The Fat Boys were huge (pardon the pun). After starring in major movies and collaborating with the Beach Boys and Chubby Checker, the trio from East New York were collaborating with Freddy Krueger himself. Where the Fresh Prince was required to post a disclaimer to his "Freddy" video, stating that he had no affiliation to the movie or soundtrack, The Fat Boys were officially connected, even featuring rhymes by Freddy in their song and video.

13. "Assassins" - Geto Boys, 1988

There were a few iterations and spellings of Houston's Geto Boys, but one of their most gruesome and celebrated songs is from the original lineup that consisted of Juke Box, Johnny C, and The late DJ Ready Red. "Assassins," from their debut, Making Trouble, is the gruesome tale of 5th Ward psycho's wreaking havoc on the citizenry.

"I drove her to a spot that was quiet and dark/ turned out the lights and found a place to park/ now I knew the girl was ready, she started gettin sweaty/ but all was in my head was 'kill the bitch like freddy'/ I dug between the chair, and whipped out the machete/ she screamed, I sliced her up until her guts were like spaghetti/ a maniac, I stabbed the girl in her tits/ and to stop her nerves from jumpin' I just cut her to bits."