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Coffee Break: Biggest Fears

by Nilufer Arsala and Jill Riley

October 30, 2026

Atmosphere at The Novogratz Family and SeriusFun Childrens Network Halloween Haunted House on October 24, 2013 in New York City.
Atmosphere at The Novogratz Family and SeriusFun Childrens Network Halloween Haunted House on October 24, 2013 in New York City.John Lamparski/Getty Images

Halloween is made for costumes, camp, joy, and candy, but let’s not forget about the horror. Fear is part of the holiday, but it’s all in good fun… probably.

Do spiders give you the creepy crawlies? Or maybe you’re afraid of the dark. Let’s journey into the macabre and craft a scary playlist of some of our biggest fears.

So, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that describe your biggest fears would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Coffee Break: Biggest Fears