These days, the soundtrack to the venerable 1975 camp classic sounds almost quaint, with its cavalcade of bouncy tunes and high-drama anthems by the likes of Meat Loaf and lead actor Tim Curry. Current horror movies are likely to arrive drenched in of-the-minute music, from hip-hop to speed metal. Consider musician-filmmaker Rob Zombie, who mixed tunes from Buck Owens and Lionel Ritchie with his own hard-core rantings in the soundtrack for House of 1,000 Corpses.

For fans who like their horror movies loud, the choices are endless. A small sample:

Scream (1996) - The soundtrack to this horror-movie spoof - featuring such artists as Moby, the Connells and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - was a hit with record-buyers and an inspiration for scary movies to come.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Another big seller emerged from this exercise in teen terror, with music from Southern Culture on the Skids, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Soul Asylum, L7 and Type O Negative.

Spawn (1997) - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson contributed to this hard-edged set, which also featured Stabbing Westward, Henry Rollins, Silverchair and Metallica's Kirk Hammett.

Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - Patterns emerge, with songs from Marilyn Manson and Stabbing Westward, as well as System of a Down, The Crystal Method and Orgy.

Queen of the Damned (2002) - Scorecards ready? Hear Marilyn Manson and Jay Gordon of Orgy, plus Deftones.

Freddy Vs. Jason (2003) - Metal reigned, with original tunes from Slipknot, DevilDriver, Killswitch Engage and Type O Negative.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) - Slipknot, Deftones, Killswitch Engage and DevilDriver graduated to horror-movie regulars.