Some people fear certain songs for certain reasons. Such as idiots that think death metal is the cause of massacres. However there are also songs, that actually genuinely scare people. Some for reasons that they can't really explain, while others depending on the theme they were going by, hit close to home for people.

I myself am no exception. There are songs I simply can't listen to because they genuinely scare the crap out of me. Songs I will not say, because I will take that to my grave, but you're welcome to guess.

However as time goes by I come across songs that others are genuinely scared of, yet don't affect me in the slightest. Here are a few.

The first Lavander Town from Pokemon Red and Blue:

When one listens to this song, all they can feel is pure dread. Not just because of the scary haunting music, but the overall depressing theme it's conveying. Which makes sense. Lavender Town to many kids growing up in the 90s and 2000s, was the first time we were ever exposed to genuine death in a video game. Now dying in a video game is no big deal, as most of the time, it's the character getting knocked out or turning into an item or leaving. Nothing that would scare or traumatize any kids playing it. Said game companies even dabbled with how far they could go in killing off a character with either not killing them at all or killing them in such an over the top way, that no one is bothered by the fact they're dead. Some like Friday the 13th just cuts the bullshit and says you and your friends are dead. Pokemon however, up until this point has been pretty up beat. Just a kid collecting strange animals and fighting other kids with animals, in a relatively harmless way. That is until you face off against your rival in your 4th battle. For Red fans, your rival being Blue and vice versa. During which despite what you do, you end up critically injuring his Raticate. You meet him later at Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town. The place where all the Pokemon that passed, are buried and their trainers attend to pay their respects. He says. "Hey, Red! What brings you here? Your Pokémon don’t look dead! I can at least make them faint! Let’s go pal!" While it's been widely debated, it implies that you killed his Raticate and he's out for blood. So on top of the dreadful music and your grieving rival out to get you, this music should be scary. Right? Surprisingly this one doesn't scare me. It's Pokemon Tower Theme on the other hand does. If anything, it just makes me feel sad. Yet I enjoy the song none the less.

The second Mu Training from Earthbound:

Now Earthbound has a lot of tracks, that range from classic rock, blues, trippy, to even piss your pants scary music. However while many cite Giygas' Theme as the scariest, which I agree with, this theme has been known to scare people just as badly. For context, you are just introduced to your fourth party character Poo. A monk who is tasked with helping Ness, Paula and Jeff to fight Giygas. However before he could teleport to their location, he was tasked with completing his Mu training. In which he meditates until he finds himself in a certain state of mind. Where he meets an ancestral spirit who does horrible things to him. Such as breaking his arms and legs, taking out his eyes and ears and finally consuming his mind. Now to an outsider that doesn't know shit about spirituality, meditation or the concept of Mu, this would scare them shitless. However, for some reason, I feel an eerie calm and peace that comes from this. Mu, is derived from the Japanese term of the same name. Meaning nothingness. Specifically basing off the idea that nothing happens after death, that we just rot as we can't see or hear or feel anything. That alone could scare people. Yet some sees the nothingness as the ultimate peace and quiet. The solitude one seeks, after a lifetime of misery. Maybe that's why it doesn't scare me.

Then we have the last, but certainly not the least one. The Drowning Music from Sonic The Hedgehog:

If you grew up between the early 90s to the near late 2010s, you'd heard one variation of this song or another. I first heard it, through the second game of the series. Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which introduced Tails. At the time, I had no idea the bubbles underwater were meant to keep the little blue blur breathing. I thought they were merely background decoration. So naturally the song and me dying afterwards, took me by surprise. However while others have been known to fear this song so much, that some even have a specific brand of PTSD based on it, this song never scared me in the slightest. If anything I'd drown Sonic a million times just to hear it again. I think if someone was really good at remixing it, it'd make a hell of a beat to be honest.

So what kind of songs do you like that others find scary? Let me know.