Has midterm season sucked all the life out of you? Finding it hard to embrace the autumnal spookiness that comes around this time of the year? With Halloween right around the corner, it’s more important than ever to get into that 10/31 mood. Hopefully, these four songs can make that process as smooth as possible.

The first song on this list is almost certainly the most terrifying. But would you expect anything else from a track entitled “The Blessed Lay Down and Writhe in Agony”? This apocalyptic dirge was released on The Body’s 2013 EP “Master, We Perish” and features trudging, down-tuned guitars backed by chorister Chrissy Wolpert. Halfway through, the track opens up to a wall of sludgy death overlaid with lead vocalist Chip King’s distinctive, absolutely terrifying wails. In my opinion, his unbelievably disturbing and soul-crushing performances are some of the greatest in heavy music, but you can be the judge of that. More than anything, experimental stalwarts The Body understand how to instill pure, unadulterated fear into the sound of their music. This track is no exception.

Next up, Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s “Dead Flag Blues”. This 16-minute intro track from the post-rock group’s debut, F#A#Infinity, is deservedly hailed by the music community at large as an all-time classic and begins with a notorious baritone vocal sample describing the end of the world. “The car’s on fire, and there’s no driver at the wheel” is a line that will stick with you for years. The combination of uncanny field recordings and experimental, orchestral crescendos and soundscapes that usher the listener into another world—a decrepit, post-apocalyptic one where skyscrapers teeter on end. If you’re looking for spooky and beautiful, you’ve come to the right place.

Two songs into this list and you’re feeling terrified and maybe (hopefully) a bit inspired. I think it’s time that you deserve a breather. That’s why the third track in this list is “Lonesome Border, Pt. 1” by indie folk legends Dear Nora. “Lonesome Border,” a gorgeous and woodsy ballad, is a cut from the recently re-released LP Mountain Rock. Plucked nylon strings act as a soft bed of autumn leaves for the oft dark and deeply personal lyrics spun by the Portland trio. The track, and album as a whole, are a perfect companions for a walk through campus on a crisp fall day. So, lean back, relax and enjoy the music.

The fourth and final track shares some similarities with Dear Nora, but introduces an unprecedented gloomy darkness into the mix. You didn’t think this list would end on a happy note, did you? Have A Nice Life’s “A Quick One Before The Eternal Worms Devours Connecticut” is 8 minutes of slowly picked acoustic guitar over a yawning, mournful drone that waxes and wanes in a cathartic, almost vocal manner. The result is a beautifully melancholy and spooky instrumental that functions as an appropriate introduction to the equally gloomy (and even darker) record “Deathconciousness.”

Hopefully these four tracks have gotten you into the Halloween mood and haven’t bummed you out beyond the point of enjoying yourself. Happy Halloween.