10 Scariest Albums Ever Made

10. Closer - Joy Division

Once the allure of punk faded away, Joy Division were one of the first bands to announce the post punk movement.

With droning bass lines and disturbing lyrics from Ian Curtis, the band's songs always had a much darker agenda going for them. On the other hand, the scariest parts of this band's discography is when that pain became shockingly real.

For as ominous and bleak as something like Unknown Pleasures is, Closer ends up sounding much more disturbed given the events that occurred directly after its release. Recorded when Curtis was going through severe struggles with mental health, the album doesn't pull any punches when depicting his frail state of mind.

However, things were dialed up a notch when Curtis was found dead by suicide shortly after the album was due for release, bringing any plans for Joy Division to a halt.

Seeing how this is the band's unintended swan song, the lyrics read as much more freaky within that context. From start to finish, every song feels like Curtis crying out for help, looking for some sort of mental closure that he never ended up getting. Joy Division certainly have their more unsettling moments, but this is the one time their music became too dark for even punks to bare.