The first episode of Season 4 of The Witcherbased on Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy novels and the popular game, opens with a nasty, chittering kikimora confronting a broad-shouldered silver-haired man.

Over the years, there’s been a fair bit of “paranormal” activity on the charts, with numerous creepy crawly tracks climbing their way up the Billboard Hot 100 at different points in time. Frequently, ...