A dystopian cocktail of retro synths, ominous chords, and nihilistic thrills, The Weeknd can be as haunting as he is exhilarating—and that makes his music the perfect Halloween soundtrack. Since releasing House of Balloons in 2011, he’s explored the duelling forces of fractured romance and inescapable lust (“Wicked Games”), grafting his reedy tenor onto soundscapes that oscillate between luminous and clandestine. On “Blinding Lights”, he races over spine-tingling synthwave drums as he meditates on the all-consuming nature of fame. And on “Party Monster”, he sifts through a bright yet vaguely sinister soundbed, detailing the spectacular hedonism he’s managed to grow numb to—a horror of his own making.