Halloween Radio: Spooky Stations Streaming Live

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Title card for the guide: Halloween Radio, in amber on black with an equaliser motif

You can listen to Halloween radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for "Halloween", and press play. Every October a handful of stations turn the whole dial spooky — monster-mash classics, horror film scores, creaking-door soundscapes and old radio chillers — and some keep going all year for people who never want the season to end.

Halloween stations

  • Halloween Radio — a family of channels: Main for spooky songs, Oldies for classic novelty hits, Kids for younger trick-or-treaters, Movies for horror soundtracks, and Atmosphere for eerie background sound with no songs at all.
  • Holidaze Halloween Radio — seasonal songs and spooky favourites.
  • HorrorAndHalloweenRadio.com — horror and Halloween around the clock.
  • Strange Radio — Pumpkin FM — from the UK.
  • melyh Halloween — from Mexico.

Seasonal stations sometimes go quiet outside October; if one has stopped, try another.

For horror fans

  • Nightride FM — Horrorsynth and Darksynth — dark, horror-film-inspired synthwave, at 320kbps.
  • RadCap — Horror Punk — punk with a monster-movie streak.
  • Horror Theatre and other old-time radio stations — radio dramas and chillers from the golden age; old time radio online covers them.

For a party

For a Halloween party, pick a songs channel — Halloween Radio Main or Oldies — and let it run. For a haunted-house doorway or a spooky dinner, the Atmosphere channel's sound effects and drones work better than songs. Children's parties go well with Halloween Radio Kids.

Listening well

Put the stream through a proper speaker rather than a phone: sound effects and film scores need the low end. Speakers for radio has suggestions, and 72FM's sleep timer will stop the spooky sounds at bedtime.

A route in

  1. Halloween Radio — Main, for spooky songs.
  2. Halloween Radio — Atmosphere, for eerie sound without songs.
  3. Nightride FM — Horrorsynth, for dark synth.
  4. Horror Theatre, for a classic radio scare.

When October ends, Christmas and holiday radio is the next season on the dial.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Halloween radio station online?

Yes. Halloween Radio (with Main, Oldies, Kids, Movies and Atmosphere channels), Holidaze Halloween Radio and HorrorAndHalloweenRadio.com are in the directory; search for "Halloween" on 72FM — no download and no account, with an hour a day free.

Is there Halloween radio for kids?

Yes — Halloween Radio has a Kids channel.

What should I play at a Halloween party?

A songs channel such as Halloween Radio Main or Oldies; for a haunted doorway, the Atmosphere channel's sound effects work better.

Do Halloween stations play all year?

Some do; others only run in the autumn and go quiet outside October.