Disney’s Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House – The 1979 Version That’s Actually Creepy

Posted : October 15th, 2013

Many members of the Cult of the Great Pumpkin spend a lot of time and energy looking for those long lost music and sound effects albums from our youth – the ones we listened to every October, that are part and parcel of the foundation of our love of Halloween. For me, a key component was Disney’s 1979 version of Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. Not to be confused with (and often overshadowed by) the somewhat sillier 1964 album with the same name, the 1979 version features 7 “frightening situations” that play out like a walk through a haunted landscape, each “situation” featuring a different theme like a haunted house, witch’s circle, robbing a graveyard, etc. While no official release or legal, purchasable version seems to exist anymore, a lone YouTube user has uploaded it for us all to enjoy, old-school LP hisses and scatches and all. So here it is – enjoy! And if you know of a way to acquire this legally short of finding a vintage LP on eBay, speak up in the comments!