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Across 4. Long-suffering Soviet composer, described most of his symphonies as tombstones 7. Verdi Weird prophesiers 8. Bandaged object of affection in Ernest Fanelli Egyptian “Romance” 11. Saint-Saëns “spirited” dance (French, 2 words) 13. Lincoln Center composer of “The Fiddler and the Dancin’ Witch” 16. Broken-string Hitchcock theme music, “Funeral March of a __________” 18. Supernatural author, aptly-named, set to music by Elgar in “The Starlight Express” 19. Phantom of the Opera instrument 22. Rachmaninoff nickname for “monstrous” popular prelude he despised 23. Musical count of Kurt Schwertsik “House-and-Court Music” 26. Half-asleep Tartini, straining to recollect Devil’s violin music: The _____ is gone 27. Morton Gould variations named for Stevenson split personality prototype (3 words) 29. Poet for whom Joseph Holbrooke went whole-hog in works like “The Raven” and “Ulalume” 31. Was a good one for Jerry Goldsmith; it won him his only Oscar, “The ____” 33. Haunting term for musical note that has rhythmic value but no discernible pitch 34. Marschner’s Lord Ruthven 35. They’re creepy and they’re kooky… they’re all together ____ 36. Supernatural author of “Dream Cycle” that inspired Guillaume Connesson’s “Les cités de _________” 38. Composer of tune whistled by Peter Lorre serial killer in “M” 39. Will Marion Cook derelict vessel, “The ____ ____” (2 words) 42. According to proverb, he gets the best tunes 44. Composed “Baby Doe” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” 45. Cinematic count who modeled for Mussorgsky animators 46. Geirr Tveitt’s “Nykken,” spooky nocturnal horse, a literal _________ 47. Composer of landmark electric string quartet borrowed for “The Exorcist” 48. Frau Blücher instrument 49. Eerie electronic instrument employed in “The Thing,” “Dark Shadows,” and “Ed Wood” 50. Wailing spirit in Irish folklore and chilling Henry Cowell work for piano strings

Down 1. “Der Freischütz” rival of Max; also a friendly ghost 2. Bach organ-churning organ piece (3 words) 3. Welsh supernatural author, profoundly influenced John Ireland 5. Polish composer, lent polish to “The Shining” 6. Conflicted bride of Lammermoor who makes sure groom gets the point 9. Soeur de Nadia, not a baker, but composer of “Faust et Hélène” (full name) 10. Hérold incorrigible pirate dragged to hell by ghostly statue 12. Sondheim close-shaver (full name) 14. Mozart licentious nobleman dragged to hell by ghostly statue (full name) 15. ETA of Dvořák witch 17. Paul Moravec Stephen King opera, opened to glowing reviews (2 words) 20. Kathleen Battle guitarist, cousin of “The Munsters” composer Jack Marshall 21. Byronic hero who summons and defies supernatural forces 24. Charles Ives trick-or-treat for string quartet and bass drum (later orchestrated) 25. Triskaidekaphobe 12-tone composer who died on Friday the 13th 28. Diabolically-talented pianist, composed of a fistful of “Mephisto Waltzes” 30. Michael Daugherty resonant revenant for two instruments, “Viola ______” 32. For werewolves, transformative Beethoven sonata 37. Thomas S. Allen bone-picking mandolin piece, “Dance of the _________” 40. Composed shower music without a Hitch 41. May Aufderheide rag (nothing to do with Michael Jackson zombies), “The ________” 43. Poet of “Erlkönig,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” and “Faust”