[Episode 43] This month, barSILENCE returns to the macabre for a third edition of Halloween Haunts!

An unexpected letter has arrived, summoning us to the fortress of darkness and forgotten echoes known as Château Agonisant. Its call cannot be ignored, and this dark invitation has shaped every track in this year’s haunting mix.

As you step through the gates, the playlist unfolds, pulling you deeper into the castle’s heart of darkness..

Enter if you dare…

Tracklisting:

00:00:00 - God's Shrine (Soul Blazer) [Yukihide Takekawa]

00:03:08 - Introduction to Château Agonisant

00:07:04 - The Nightmare Begins... (Earthbound) [Akio Ohmori, Ritsuo Kamimura, Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka]

00:07:14 - Neverending Rain (Addams Family Values - Sega Genesis) [Keith Tinman, Tero Kostermaa]

00:11:35 - Act 7-1: Nightmare Castle (Arcus Odyssey) [Motoi Sakuraba]

00:13:47 - Evil Power (Front Mission: Gun Hazard) [Junya Nakano]

00:16:50 - Laplace Castle & Holy Bell ~ Spirit's Salvation (Laplace No Ma) [Akiko Kosaka]

00:18:36 - Church Prayer (Shining Force 3) [Motoi Sakuraba]

00:20:33 - Mystic Tunnels (Dungeon Keeper) [Russel Shaw]

00:25:30 - The Caves Below the Cells (Beyond Shadowgate) [Michael Cihak]

00:26:46 - Nightmare (Racing Lagoon) [Noriko Matsueda, Takahito Eguchi]

00:28:11 - Cathedral Medley (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) [Kurt Harland]

00:33:11 - Burdens (Silent Hill 4) [Akira Yamaoka]

00:33:52 - Neo Bowser Sunrise (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) [Yoko Shimomura]

00:39:44 - EV-04 (Nero Angelo Appears) (Devil May Cry) [Masami Ueda]

00:40:46 - Ministry of Education (killer7) [Masafumi Takada]

00:42 :48- Requiem of the Gods (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) [Michiru Yamane]

00:44:56 - Puzzle (Deep Fear) [Kenji Kawai]

00:45 :57- Cemetery (Legacy of Kain: Defiance) [Kurt Harland, Michael Peaslee]

00:51:19 - In The Plot (Baroque) [Shigeki Hayashi]

00:54:41 - Final Task (D+VINE[LUV] ) [Kazuhiko Izu]

00:57:31 - Voodoo Girl (Silent Hill Homecoming) [Akira Yamaoka]

00:59:40 - Sloped (killer7) [Masafumi Takada]

01:01:07 - Do Something! (Parasite Eve II) [Naoshi Mizuta]

01:02:34 - Prologue (Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness) [Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa, Mariko
Egawa]

01:03:47 - Bite Wound (State of Decay) [Jesper Kyd]

01:04:56 - EV-25 (Awakening) (Devil May Cry ) [Masato Kouda]

01:05:12 - Adhesion of Blood (Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage) [Susumu Hirasawa]

01:08:37 - Outro

01:10:35 - Swampland (Castle Crashers) [Waterflame]

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