CJ's Spooky Stuff!

Testing the waters with a horror soundscape as a thought experiment. I know it's not great, but I thought I'd upload something after a long silence to get ideas out there. Let me know if you like it!

Derelict

What started as a bitcrusher experiment many months ago evolved into something far darker and more mysterious, but the bitcrusher-esque compression remains for many of the elements of the song. I likened the song to a haunted forest at first, then leaned into witchcraft, then leaned into ghosts within a forest, so that was what influenced the title. Hope you like it!

Phantoms

A little experiment with background music I created, with a horror twist thrown in for good measure! Please listen with headphones for highest quality. Hope you enjoy!

Subterranean

A friend challenged me to make a few songs as a creative October endeavor. Here's something I was working on for a while and finally decided to finish under the pretense of "screw it, it can be short." Just something to get the ball rolling, y'know?

Gloom

Another song done for the October challenge! Had the first five seconds in the pipeworks before, and turned it into something slightly more pensive. Maybe it doesn't sound like anything I've done in the past, but I'm really happy with the outcome. Hope you enjoy!

Melancholy

Another Halloween track! This time I delved back into space horror, one of my favorite things to make, and created an ambient track that I thought might fit on the dark side of the moon! This is my favorite thing that I've made this season so far, and you can look forward to at least one, maybe two, more horror songs I make before spooky season ends. Enjoy!

Penumbra

Every year I like to do something for Halloween, and today I fulfill that self-promise! This year it's just something short that I cobbled together and mixed like crazy in order to make it work. I'm happy with the result, and I hope you enjoy it!

Skitterscatter

This was a horror song I created as part of a livestream! Fun fact: I originally called this "Graveyards" before switching the name, and I think it works a lot better!Hope you enjoy!

Original Stream: https://youtube.com/live/dNE603m6c4o

Zombified

An overly-repetitive proof of concept track that I made to get me in the mindset to create music again, both personally and professionally. I really like how it came out, and I hope you enjoy!

Headspace

I had waaaaaaaaaaay too much fun making this track, you guys! I wanted to make a song that might jumpscare anyone listening into continuing to listen, and even though there were limited options to work with here, this song turned out far better than I originally planned, and I hope you all enjoy my work this time!

Headphones, please. Feedback, please. You know the drill, so please help me! Yay!

Requiem In Terror

Created earlier in October 2025, finished as part of a livestream, which can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/1FBDr8ONaWQ

Haunting

Geez, it took too long to churn out another song. But here you go.

What started as another attempt at a cheesy horror song, such as Requiem in Terror, ended up turning into this. I've always found the moon to be a mysterious, and media where the moon has a mysterious influence, such as in Persona 3 and Bloodborne, have always kept me curious and interested in the celestial object. I guess I've always been interested in things in outer space...you can kind of tell by some of the titles of my songs. Haha!

Hope you guys enjoy it. Feedback is much appreciated, as are notes for improvement. And headphones...always headphones.

Beneath The Mysterious Moonlight

If you're stranded in a dark alley with the Grim Reaper at one exit and Jack the Ripper at the other, what would you do? Try to run or accept your fate? Either way, you're screwed. Haha!

For all things 2spoopy4me this Halloween season, I came up with this. This track combines elements of Beneath the Mysterious Moonlight and Requiem in Terror, which I don't consider to be a bad thing. While the song itself may not be that scary, it may fit in with the spookiness of the season in an ironic way. I still don't know what that means.

Feedback is much appreciated! And please, stay safe this Hallow's Eve. Don't get sick on a candy overdose, either. Haha!

The Ripper Or The Reaper

Another song! The game jam is keeping me busy!

This one more accurately reflects the theme of the game jam I'm doing. The theme is "classic horror," like 1980's cheesy zombie movies and Dracula and whatnot. I like to do Halloween music every so often, too, so this definitely assists the theme. The name "Dreaded Vestige" came about as another way to think about a ghost, or at least some kind of horrifying situation. I think it works, to say the least.

Headphones, please. Let me know how you like it. Cheers!

Dreaded Vestige (UNRELEASED)

PLEASE WEAR HEADPHONES. I can't stress this enough, god dammit!

But yeah, a bit of late-night inspiration created this piece. As the name implies, maybe someone would be escaping from something, or maybe someone would be hunting something else. The situation could swing both ways, but it tries to invoke a feeling of overall dread in its tones. Or maybe I'm imagining shit and am losing my edge. I dunno. Enjoy it either way, though!

Earthfall

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Thrill Of The Hunt

Please wear headphones when you listen.

This is what I imagine the theme song would be to a slasher movie villain. Took some inspirations from older tracks such as Requiem in Terror, Dreaded Vestige, and a minor cue from Technical Heart. If you think the song is too repetitive, that's kind of the idea. Cheers!

Mondolith

Freak

WEAR HEADPHONES WHEN YOU LISTEN!!!

A random burst of inspiration created this track, and it was completed in an hour and a half. This track was inspired by horror games such as The Evil Within, Outlast, Resident Evil, and other such horror media. Also crazy that you can put your mind to making something you're truly proud of when you're trying to focus on not being sick.

Enjoy!

Asylum

Please wear headphones when you listen. Thank you.

I'd been making this for awhile, and recently I was finally inspired to finish it. I liken it to something you might hear if you're on an alien world and you don't quite know what to expect. Is the environment friendly? Is it hostile? Is it evil? You'll find out if you enjoy!

Soular

Outworld

Please wear headphones if you choose to listen. Thank you!

I'd argue this is less of a song and more of a horror-inspired soundscape. Not necessarily the same thing, but it works for the month of horror and spookiness all the same. Enjoy!

Hollow

Thanks for taking the time to check me out! I do a lot of experimental music using loops and MIDI files pre-packaged with GarageBand, testing out all sorts of different styles to craft tunes that fit either a specific environment or a specific situation. If that's your thing, then awesome! If not, that's also cool.

If you like what I do and want to work with me, send me a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. For other things I do, check out my links.

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