Happy Wednesday, everyone! For today’s edition of Daily Dead’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide, we’re focusing on one of the most important aspects of cinema: the music. And what better way to enjoy your favorite horror and sci-fi soundtracks and scores than to listen to them on vinyl? Here’s a look at some stellar releases from 2020, as well as a few other vinyl offerings that genre fans would love to discover under the tree this year.

MONDO:

Halloween: 40th Anniversary Edition - Original Soundtrack Vinyl

The Invisible Man - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP

Videodrome Main Theme 7-inch

They Live – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP

Sei Donne Per L'Assassino (Blood And Black Lace) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP

Freaked – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP

A Nightmare On Elm Street - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Vinyl

Ghosthouse - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP

Back To The Future - Music From The Motion Picture LP

Knives Out – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP

Prince of Darkness – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP

WAXWORK RECORDS:

Not only does Waxwork specialize in releasing brilliant film scores and soundtracks, but their new line of Spinatures should undoubtedly be a hit with the horror-loving vinyl aficionado in your life, too.

The Haunting of Bly Manor

John Carpenter’s The Fog

Jacob’s Ladder

The Exorcist

John Carpenter’s Escape from New York

Stephen King’s IT (1990)

Child’s Play (1988)

Evil Dead 2

Color Out of Space – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

OTHER 2020 VINYL RELEASES:

Spirited Away – Original Soundtrack (Available December 18th)

Silent Night, Deadly Night – Original Soundtrack (Green Vinyl, Available December 18th)

Total Recall – Original Soundtrack (Available December 18th)

Demons – 35th Anniversary Original Soundtrack (Available December 18th)

The Lost Boys – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) – 45th Anniversary Original Soundtrack

The Running Man – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Girl on the Third Floor

Tigers Are Not Afraid – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Predator – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited Blood Red with Neon Green Blood Spatter)

4 Mosche Di Velluto Grigio (Four Flies on Grey Velvet)

The Matrix – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Parasite – Original Soundtrack (Oscar Gold Vinyl)

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  • Heather Wixson
    About the Author - Heather Wixson

    Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.