It Came in the Night by A Raincoat

Wow, it had been years since I had tried to find information about the song on the 1979 version of Rabbit Moon. Turns out many are similarly obsessed after having seen this movie years earlier. This guy has the full story and - oh, joy, oh joy, an MP3 of it!!! (as of December 2006):

http://flickhead.blogspot.com/2006/11/it-came-in-night.html

the full article is fascinating. Now I know what to play over and over for the trick-or-treaters next Halloween.