"House of Horror" are two different tracks, with one consisting of five parts composed by William Merrick Farran, and the second one composed by Larry Hochman. Both tracks are played using low strings, higher strings, a glockenspiel, an oboe, a bassoon, and low brass instruments.
Usage
Version 1
Part 1
This is the deep, dark part of the piece.
- 24b. "Imitation Krabs" - "This is it, Plankton."
- 27b. "Life of Crime" - SpongeBob licks the chocolate bar.
- 32b. "The Smoking Peanut" - "This is it – all the clues are coming together!"
- 35a. "The Secret Box" - "Or maybe Patrick's a deranged maniac who keeps his victims' severed heads in a box?"
- 57b. "The Camping Episode" - SpongeBob and Patrick warn Squidward about sea bears.
- 93c. "BlackJack" - "Loose ends — my parents!"
- 187a. "Don't Look Now" - "Uh, sorry, sorry, sorry!"
- 188b. "Yeti Krabs" - "[gulp] The Yeti Krab?"
- 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Sandy, Karen, and Mrs. Puff tells Pearl that Flibberty Gibbet ran off into the woods and she's still waiting there for revenge.
Part 2
This part is slightly less deep and dark, but it features more "creepiness."
- 3b. "Plankton!" - Plankton ventures inside SpongeBob's head.
- 23b. "Bubble Buddy" - Everyone begins to surround SpongeBob with needles in an attempt to pop Bubble Buddy.
- 25a. "Wormy" - SpongeBob realizes the best friend ribbon has fallen off of Wormy when he was changing into a butterfly overnight.
- 27b. "Life of Crime" - "I'm warning you!"
- 33a. "Shanghaied" - The little kid approaches the rock the Dutchman is hiding behind.
- 36a. "Graveyard Shift" - Squidward's story of the "hash-slinging slasher" begins to come true.
- 39a. "Jellyfish Hunter" - No Name breathes heavily on the phone and cuts the power to SpongeBob's house.
- 50a. "Wet Painters" - SpongeBob tries to warn himself of being careful with the "permanent" paint.
- 57b. "The Camping Episode" - SpongeBob and Patrick tell Squidward what attracts sea bears.
- 157b. "Oral Report" - SpongeBob begins to feel nervous.
- 188b. "Yeti Krabs" - "Yes, but that won't make any difference because of your proximity to Squidward's laziness."
- 193a. "Sanctuary!" - "Oh, another little stray friend."
- 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Saleslady's hand takes Pearl's necklace and makes noises in the woods.
Part 3
This part features many "creepy" elements into the piece, more notably the combination of high violins and glockenspiels.
- 3b. "Plankton!" - Plankton finally gets the control on.
- 20b. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" - "Still getting burned off that tail pipe, huh, Barnacle Boy?"
- 33a. "Shanghaied" - The Flying Dutchman begins to scare a kid fish.
- 36a. "Graveyard Shift" - "The walls will ooze green slime?"
- 50a. "Wet Painters" - SpongeBob and Patrick scream as the drop of paint goes out of the bucket.
- 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - Gary finds out Granny's true plan of eating him.
- 78b. "Best Frenemies" - "What's happening to me?"
- 89a. "The Krusty Sponge" - SpongeBob gets Mr. Krabs to save him from the Spongy Zombies at the Krusty Krab.
- 94b. "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" - The zombifed heroes push through the crowd; Mermaid Man stomps on the Krabby Patty.
- 104a. "Not Normal" - "It's me, Squidward. I'm looking for SpongeBob."
- 193a. "Sanctuary!" - "Oh no, Patrick, no outside-ies for you."
- 202a. "Food Con Castaways" - SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs sit around a campfire, terrified.
- 258b. "The Goofy Newbie" - Patrick's brain freeze freezes the Earth.
- 259a. "The Ghost of Plankton" - Plankton grabs Squidward's clarinet adopting SpongeBob's form.
Part 4
This part is the more ghostly part of the piece. This part features ghostly-sounding sopranos and high violins.
- 13b. "I Was a Teenage Gary" - Squidward screams.
- 16a. "Valentine's Day" - Patrick yells; Patrick takes the lollipop from the little girl and breaks it.
- 36a. "Graveyard Shift" - A bus arrives.
- 60b. "Pranks a Lot" - SpongeBob and Patrick begin to haunt Mr. Krabs.
- 61a. "Fear of a Krabby Patty" - SpongeBob tells Mr. Krabs that he sees "Killer Krabby Patties" everywhere.
- 188b. "Yeti Krabs" - "Oh no, your lack of work is taking on an odor."
- 193a. "Sanctuary!" - An official arrives at SpongeBob's house.
- 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Sandy explains Pearl who Fibberty Gibbet is; Saleslady shows up angry.
Part 5
This version is the "scary" part of the piece. It is often used in scenes where threatening moments are prevalent. Sometimes only the ending part is used to show dramatic effect of a dangerous, gross, or threatening moment.
- 7a. "Hall Monitor" - SpongeBob screams and babbles while he runs in the mailbox.
- 13b. "I Was a Teenage Gary" - Title card; Squidward sees SpongeSnail.
- 14a. "SB-129" - Squidward is frozen as the latch comes off.
- 14b. "Karate Choppers" - Volcano Sauce bottle is shown.
- 16a. "Valentine's Day" - Patrick goes on a rampage; Patrick gets more crazy.
- 18b. "Walking Small" - "Mega Bucket?"
- 20a. "Hooky" - SpongeBob pictures himself in a tuna can.
- 22b. "Bossy Boots" - SpongeBob screams after he sees Mr. Krabs laying on the ground.
- 23b. "Bubble Buddy" - SpongeBob screams after Pearl blows her bubblegum.
- 25a. "Wormy" - SpongeBob and Patrick notice the butterfly "ate" Wormy.
- 29a. "Survival of the Idiots" - Sandy screams.
- 33a. "Shanghaied" - The Flying Dutchman continues scaring the kid fish.
- 36a. "Graveyard Shift" - SpongeBob starts screaming repetitively (High pitched); The "hash-slinging slasher" is real.
- 39a. "Jellyfish Hunter" - "Blue jelly!"
- 49a. "Krab Borg" - Mr. Krabs comes out of the door with painful red eyes, a pair of small tonks in his hand, and batteries in his pocket; "Squidward, the robots are running the Navy!"; Customers run out of the Krusty Krab
- 50a. "Wet Painters" - The paint starts going down the wall; A giant paint bubble appears; Mr. Krabs' first dollar is shown to have a tiny drop of paint. (Pitch +1 each time after the previous)
- 60b. "Pranks a Lot" - Mr. Krabs screams.
- 61a. "Fear of a Krabby Patty" - SpongeBob screams; SpongeBob begins to be afraid of Krabby Patties; SpongeBob screams again; "I want to live!"; The camera zooms on Squidward. (Pitch +1 each time after the previous)
- 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - Gary begins to escape; Granny goes after Gary; "Miss Tuffsy, I know you're back there, I can't hear your stomach growling."
- 64a. "Skill Crane" - "I gotta win that crane!"
- 64b. "Good Neighbors" - Squidward's house grows arms and legs; Squidward's house destroying the neighborhood.
- 67a. "Enemy In-Law" - Betsy Krabs screams in fright from being taken by the Chumbot.
- 68b. "SquidBob TentaclePants" - The ending
- 70b. "Ghost Host" - The Flying Dutchman scares Squidward by using various things; Squidward runs out of his house; The ending (Pitch +1 each time after the previous)
- 72a. "All That Glitters" - SpongeBob starts crying uncontrollably when his spatula is broken.
- 73b. "Once Bitten" - "That mad snail is coming! If he bites you, you'll turn into a zombie!"
- 76a. "The Thing" - Squidward, covered in hard cement, gets stung by jellyfish.
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - SpongeBob runs around in the background, wiping saliva off of his tongue and screaming after using Confess-A-Bear.
- 83c. "Fungus Among Us" - The camera shows the ick on Squidward's head.
- 87a. "To Love a Patty" - "What's happened to you?"
- 90c. "The Krusty Plate" - Mr. Krabs sees the spot; SpongeBob sees the spot.
- 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - The decorative egg hits SpongeBob.
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - SpongeBob notices that Stanley broke his spatula. (Pitch +1 each time after the previous)
- 104a. "Not Normal" - Normal Squidward is revealed.
- 105a. "The Splinter" - Squidward grabs two pillows and places them over his ears while SpongeBob screams.
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - "Bad smells are all around me!"
- 110b. "Grooming Gary" - The pets start a riot.
- 120b. "Toy Store of Doom" - "Nothing can stop it!"
- 150a. "Krusty Dogs" - "No-o-o m-m-m-m-more Krabby Patties?"
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Squidward screams as he sees SpongeBob's eyes blinking; Squidward screams after SpongeBob's mouth says "Hi, Squidward!"
- 157b. "Oral Report" - The students angrily stare at SpongeBob.
- 184b. "Evil Spatula" - Title card; Plankton looks at the label too late and the Chum Bucket explodes.
- 187a. "Don't Look Now" - SpongeBob and Patrick scream before the "Two hours later..." time card; SpongeBob and Patrick horrifyingly scream after they think the fisherman has Squidward.
- 192a. "Company Picnic" - Squidward screams; SpongeBob stops Mr. Krabs from signing the contract.
- 193a. "Sanctuary!" - SpongeBob's house is revealed to be full of snails.
- 194b. "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" - Customers run out.
- 196a. "The Fish Bowl" - Close-up of Patrick's foot
- 197a. "Mall Girl Pearl" - "...my dad!"
- 200. "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" - People puke up sand.
- 206b. "Code Yellow" - Closeup of Squidward's nose
- 207b. "House Worming" - Squidward screams as he hoses down SpongeBob.
- 208b. "Krusty Katering" - Kids and Patrick scream.
- 214b. "Out of the Picture" - Mother and son scream.
- 222a. "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" - The ending
- 222b. "Teacher's Pests" - Mrs. Puff hits Plankton and Mr. Krabs with the apple tree; SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton are stitched together.
- 223a. "Sanitation Insanity" - Trash bag bursts and covers Bikini Bottom.
- 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Everyone screams.
- 248b. "Squid's on a Bus" - Squidward screams.
- 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - SpongeBob discovers his house destroyed and the party guests sleeping.
- 259a. "The Ghost of Plankton" - Plankton scares himself accidentally.
- 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Saleslady roars and scares the Gal Pals making them think she's Flibberty Gibbet.
Version 2
This version is a completely different cue composed by Larry Hochman.
- 66. "Dunces and Dragons" - "Soon the king's village will be mine!"
- 90a. "A Flea in Her Dome" - The fleas begin to bite SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy.
- 94b. "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy say their evil speech.
- 142b. "Sponge-Cano!" - The Bikini Bottomites almost throw Squidward in the volcano.
- 149b. "Tunnel of Glove" - The robots approach SpongeBob and Pearl.
Trivia
- Version 1 and Version 2 of "House of Horror" are both played in The Loud House.
- Clearly, only the fourth part of Version 1's "House of Horror" was played in "Jeers for Fears."
- Currently, none of the episodes in SpongeBob SquarePants use all five parts of "House of Horror."
- Despite this, "Graveyard Shift", "Sanctuary!", and "A Cabin in the Kelp" are the only known episodes to use four out of the five parts of the first version.
- There is only one instance where two episodes that both have "House of Horror" at the end of both episodes also happen to be sister episodes. They are "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" and "Teacher's Pests."
- In "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob," both Version 1 and Version 2 were both played.
- Part 4 can be used as a beginning for Part 5 in Version 1’s “House of Horror.” They are “I Was a Teenage Gary,” “Valentine’s Day,” and “A Cabin in the Kelp.”
- Surprisingly, Part 5 is mostly played in all the episodes and seasons in SpongeBob SquarePants.