Explanation: the best scary movies make use of music's power to frighten. Whispering voices, shrieking violins and unrelenting synth beats. These are all elements of an eerie movie score, which is key for horror films to pack a punch and immerse the audience in fear.
Horror punk (also known as horror rock) is a music genre that mixes proto-gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies.