With Halloween looming ahead, viewing parties of “Hocus Pocus,” “The Nightmare before Christmas” and “Night of the Living Dead” are in full flux, but what is the Broadway lover to do for this spectral holiday? While Broadway rarely dares to enter the realm of horror, there have been a few horrifically-spectacular musicals that found not only a successful life on Broadway, but also a cinematic afterlife in their movie adaptations.

For those looking for a true horror movie, Tim Burton’s 2007 adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” is your best bet. Not only is this vengeful tale of a throat-slicing barber and his cannibalistic accomplice the most commercially successful Broadway-Horror mashup, it also includes some of the best songs Sondheim has ever written. While some of the actor’s voices don’t always live up to the score, and I disagree with many of the film’s design choices – such as using lighting and costume design to drain the film of color – there are certainly several haunting and hauntingly beautiful moments in the film that will give you chills.

For those craving something with color and light, Frank Oz’s adaption of Alan Menken’s “Little Shop of Horrors” might be more your style. Based off a 1960 movie of the same name, “Little Shop” tells the story of a sad, awkward florist who “accidentally” raises a man-eating plant. While technically in the horror genre, “Little Shop” is probably closer to a black comedy or even a farce, spoofing several horror elements. Although it probably won’t legitimately frighten any unsuspecting viewers (partially because of the alternate ending where the monstrous plant doesn’t take over the universe) it is a cute movie with a lot of comedy, some wonderful songs, a heartwarming love story and a psychopathic Steve Martin on a motorcycle.

If bloodied barbers and ferocious flora just aren’t weird enough for your taste, then look no further than the strangest of all the horror musical movies, Jim Sharman’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” This wonderfully weird cult classic, an adaptation of Richard O’Briens musical, “Rocky Horror Show,” pays tribute to both campy musicals and low-budget horror movies. Not only does this show include some fabulous music, like “The Time Warp” (one of the songs featured by The Million Dollar Band this season) it also has aliens, monsters, cannibalism and a lot of cross-dressing. So what’s not to love? While “Rocky Horror” can be enjoyed in the comfort of your dorm, head to the Bama Theatre on Halloween night to get the full experience where the movie is made interactive with costumes, reenactments, props and plenty of other insanity to make the movie even crazier than it already is.

So whether you prefer something dark, something cute or something just plain weird, know that there are always musical solutions to your Halloween viewing party needs.