Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House

There was also a British release in 1974 which contained a completely redesigned cover. In 1979, Disney released a follow-up album called New Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House with 33 tracks; however, it featured no haunted mansion specific content, and with many completely different effects (mainly from other sources, including some heard on the Looney Tunes cartoons). Edited portions of this later album were included on a CD called Halloween Songs & Sounds.

On December 7, 1972, the album became a certified gold record by the RIAA. On April 11, 1988, the 1979 follow-up edition of the album was certified gold by the RIAA.[3]

The covers of the American albums featured an image painted with acrylics by Paul Wenzel, which he created as concept art for the attraction The Haunted Mansion. The original was 37" x 39" and was purchased at auction in 2001 for US$3,000. The cover of the British release featured an actual photo of the ride, while the 1979 album simply displayed a colored image of a haunted house, ravens and a skeleton in a coffin.

Some of the stories on the album are better known for being sampled in rap songs such as N.W.A's "Quiet on Tha Set," Ice Cube's "Look Who's Burnin'" and "Jackin' for Beats", and Jedi Mind Tricks' "Chinese Water Torture". In 1997, Xero, precursor to the rock band Linkin Park, sampled "The Very Long Fuse" on their demo tape.

On October 31, 2014, the American rock band Phish performed side one of Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House with original instrumental music to accompany the album as their "musical costume" for the second set of their Halloween night show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4][5] Following that performance, the band has made their interpretation of "Martian Monster" a regular part of their concert repertoire and have performed it at over 25 subsequent concerts.[6]