Haddonfield

Album: Fang Bang (2006)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song was written about the 1978 horror film Halloween. Haddonfield is the name of the town where the movie takes place.

    Many of Wednesday 13's songs are inspired by horror movies, which he loves. This led to comparisons with the Misfits, who are also influenced by scary movies and released a song in 1981 called "Halloween." In our 2013 interview with Wednesday, he explained: "Back in '96 when I was doing my Frankenstein Drag Queen band, I started getting reviews in Flipside magazine and Maximumrocknroll, and people would be, 'Oh, these guys obviously like the Misfits.' I've never ever listened to the Misfits, but all my songs are about horror movies. Then when I finally checked the Misfits out, I was like, 'Wow, okay. I get it now.'"

Comments: 2

  • Mickey Knox from Route 666, NmMichael Myers lives. Not the best song but not the worst either.
  • Joel from Evergreen, WaInteresting song. Way back in 1998 I wrote a song called "Ten Miles To Haddonfield". It was about
    "Halloween" ofcourse.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

70s Music Quiz 1

70s Music Quiz 1Music Quiz

The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.

Al Jourgensen of Ministry

Al Jourgensen of MinistrySongwriter Interviews

In the name of song explanation, Al talks about scoring heroin for William Burroughs, and that's not even the most shocking story in this one.

The Punk Photography of Chris Stein

The Punk Photography of Chris SteinSong Writing

Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.

Mike Campbell

Mike CampbellSongwriter Interviews

Mike is lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and co-writer of classic songs like "Boys Of Summer," "Refugee" and "The Heart Of The Matter."

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: '80s Edition

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: '80s EditionMusic Quiz

You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?

Chris Squire of Yes

Chris Squire of YesSongwriter Interviews

One of the most dynamic bass player/songwriters of his time, Chris is the only member of Yes who has been with the band since they formed in 1968.