Listen. Not to put all kinds of pressure on you, but if you play some lame-ass songs like “Monster Mash” at your Halloween party this year, expect a significant dropoff in attendance next year. People don’t wanna hear the same old cliche songs year after year. (Except for the Ghostbusters theme song because that song RIPS.)

If you wanna really creep the hell out of your party guests and/or trick-or-treaters this year, play this insanely weird, Halloween-themed ambient noise album from Nick Reinhart of the Sacramento band, Tera Melos, called Scary Sounds. Nick has the highest qualification one can possess for creating a Halloween album, aside from being an actual serial killer: He worked at a Party City for years. Although, that actually might lead one to become a serial killer.

Amazingly, all of the creepy weirdo noises on the album was produced with a guitar. It’s true. “Every single sound on the recording came from a guitar, albeit a very processed guitar, but 100% guitar,” said Nick. “My dream would be for people to play this on their porch to scare the shit out of trick or treaters.”

Make Nick’s dream come true by playing Scary Sounds on your porch while kids come to ring your bell. Then, jump out from behind the bushes dressed as an irate Party City employee. They’ll drop all their stuff and take off running. Boom, free candy.

And catch Tera Melos on their tour with Zorch. Be sure to shout out requests for your favorite ambient jam. “Play ‘Graveyard’ wooo!”

Oct 28 – Hamden, CT @ The Space *

Oct 29 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street *

Oct 30 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

Oct 31 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *

Nov 01 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *

Nov 02 – Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *

Nov 03 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

Nov 04 – Greenville, NC @ Tipsy Teapot

Nov 05 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre

Nov 06 – Asheville, NC @ Isis Music Hall

Nov 07 – Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall

Nov 08 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

Nov 09 – Broussard, LA @ The Station

Nov 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

Nov 13 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress

Nov 14 – La Jolla, CA @ Che Cafe Collective

Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

Nov 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

Nov 17 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place

Nov 20 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown

Nov 21 – Spokane, WA @ The Center

Nov 22 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall

Nov 23 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project Space

* w/ Fang Island