Let's get to the point. The 1980's, for whatever reason, was a bastion of really creepy music. Why? Well, why isn't really the focus here. Perhaps it was the advent of new technology, putting synthesizers and other electronic instruments into creative hands, and in turn creating new sounds. Maybe MTV, with it's emphasis on the visual, helped bring creepy people to the forefront, and along with them, their music.

Again, why is not the point. The focus here is which songs were the creepiest? What defines creepy? Many things, including (and in no particular order of importance) 1) weird, indescribable sounds, making one not even sure if it is made by an instrument; 2) weird, indescribable singing or moaning, making one not even sure if a human being is making the sound; 3) bizarre song topics, often including mental paranoia, or just an odd subject, like a chess match; and 4) an aesthetic to the creepy- you can't say why, you just know its creepy. The kind of song, if for some reason you awoke in the middle of the night and heard it, would inspire bizzare and creepy dreams.