The Halloween season is here, making it the ideal time to determine the spookiest song in rock history.

We have selected the spookiest song from 16 of the most iconic artists in classic rock history – and yes, a significant amount of time was spent deciding which of approximately 100 eligible Alice Cooper titles to include – and paired them into eight first-round battles.

You will encounter witches and devils, spiders and murderers, werewolves, and even the grim reaper himself, brought to life in classic tracks from AC/DC, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, and many more.

Your task is to choose a winner in each of these eight matchups. Round one will conclude on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 11:59 PM EST, with the next round commencing the following morning. The ultimate winner will be announced on Halloween, assuming we all make it that far!

The Rolling Stones “Sympathy for the Devil” vs. Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast”

Beware, oh Earth and sea, for Iron Maiden unleashes the beast with wrath. Can anyone rival their tale of Lucifer and the evil he brings? Well, allow us to introduce the Rolling Stones, with their own narrative about a man of wealth and taste…

Metallica, “Enter Sandman” vs. The Doors, “The End”

Deep-seated psychological issues are evident in both of these songs. Will Jim Morrison’s exploration of the Oedipus complex send Metallica off to never-never land, or will James Hetfield lead the Doors to a nightmarish first-round defeat?

Kiss, “God of Thunder” vs. Pink Floyd, “One of These Days”

Gene Simmons is the lord of the wasteland, a modern-day man of steel who gathers darkness to please him. But will he force Pink Floyd to kneel, or will the prog-rock legends dismantle him and his Kiss bandmates into tiny pieces?

AC/DC, “Night Prowler” vs. The Who, “Boris the Spider”

Even with Bon Scott doing his best Mork impression at the end, “Night Prowler” is one of the darkest and most menacing songs in AC/DC’s catalog – which is quite an achievement. But is that enough to send The Who on their creepy-crawly way home?

Alice Cooper, "Black Widow" vs. Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer"

In defense of Talking Heads, you’d have to be crazy and murderous to step into the ring with Alice Cooper…

Led Zeppelin, “Gallows Pole” vs. Ozzy Osbourne, “Bark at the Moon”

The Prince of Darkness playing a werewolf is tough to beat in terms of creepiness; however, on Led Zeppelin’s “Gallows Pole,” Robert Plant turns his own sister into a prostitute and still fails to save his own life…

Black Sabbath, “Black Sabbath” vs. Blue Oyster Cult, “Don’t Fear the Reaper”

What is this that stands before you? A very challenging decision between the spooky atmospheric song that essentially invented heavy metal or an incredibly catchy tune where a guy tries to persuade his girlfriend to join him in a romantic suicide?

Eagles, “Witchy Woman” vs. Motley Crue “Shout at the Devil”

This is certainly the oddest pairing of the first round; as the Eagles gently croon about a seductive and dangerous woman with moonlit eyes while Motley Crue simply shouts at the devil.