There’s not much Alex or I can say about David Bowie that hasn’t already been said – especially in the last three days. He was an amazing individual, in countless ways, and I am quite disappointed to find out that he was a human rather than an alien, as I had hoped for so long. I would make a comment about the possibility that his death is just a conspiracy and he really has merely returned to his home planet after giving Earthlings far more joy and art than they deserved, but I feel like it may be too soon for conspiracy theories attached to this still raw loss. What follows is a compilation of the Top 13 Bowie-Related Horror Films – some featured his music, some were movie versions of books he loved, and others featured Bowie himself on the screen. Long Live Jareth, Ziggy, Bowie, and Jones. We will miss you dearly.
[customfont1]The Hunger[/customfont1]
David Bowie as a vampire cellist? Done. This 1983 film puts our man front and center as John Blaylock, an immortal musician in a complicated relationship.
[customfont1]The Man Who Fell to Earth[/customfont1]
It’s a tad on the strange side, but a sci-fi classic, and arguably one of Bowie’s most iconic roles.
[customfont1]Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me[/customfont1]
If you haven’t watched David Lynch’s Twin Peaks steer clear of this one until you do. But then go for it, and enjoy some Lynch-ian weirdness and some David Bowie.
[customfont1]Se7en[/customfont1]
This story of a serial killer centered on the seven deadly sins is perfectly capped by Bowie’s “The Heart’s Filthy Lesson.”
[customfont1]Godzilla[/customfont1]
This 1998 remake of a monstrous classic has a broad soundtrack, notably including The Wallflowers’ cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes.”
[customfont1]The Faculty[/customfont1]
This fantastically 90s sc-fi horror film has an equally 90s soundtrack, with only a few exceptions. Chief among them is Bowie’s “Changes”, a song all too fitting for the film.
[customfont1]Stigmata[/customfont1]
Keeping with the theme of fitting songs, Stigmata has another Bowie contribution in the soundtrack: 1999’s “The Pretty Things are Going to Hell.”
[customfont1]American Psycho[/customfont1]
This movie has a phenomenal and crucial soundtrack. Have you ever heard “It’s Hip to be Square” quite the same way? Yet again Bowie brings something to the table for a horror soundtrack, this time with a remix of “Something in the Air.”
[customfont1]Long Time Dead[/customfont1]
Another soundtrack contribution from Bowie, this movie about British students using a ouija board to talk to the other side features 1982’s “Cat People Putting Out Fire.”
[customfont1]Let Me In[/customfont1]
Another vampire movie with David Bowie on the soundtrack, Let Me In features “Let’s Dance,” a song that does what it set out to do: get you dancing.
[customfont1]The Invisible[/customfont1]
Bowie helped write it, Queen made it famous, and Kill Hannah covered it for the soundtrack. “Under Pressure” helps The Invisible make this list of Bowie-related horror.
[customfont1]Suck (2009)[/customfont1]
The soundtrack to Suck features a Bowie writing credit (“Succcess” as performed by Iggy Pop), and a performance (“Here Comes the Night”), making this the most Bowie’d soundtrack on the list.
[customfont1]A Clockwork Orange[/customfont1]
David Bowie didn’t appear in A Clockwork Orange or grace the soundtrack, but the 1962 novel of the same name made it on his list of 100 must-read books.