It was a graveyard smash. It caught on in a flash. And Elvis Presleyreportedly thought it was trash. It's perhaps the quintessential Halloween song, Bobby "Boris" Pickettand the Crypt-Kickers' ...

“Monster Mash” was originally written as a parody of several pop fads that have faded away, but the song is an American novelty song that lives on like a vampire. In the early 1960s two cultural ...

He does the “Monster Mash” no more. Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem to the top of the charts in 1962, making him one of pop music’s most ...

Every October, a hopelessly kitschy classic rises from the dead to the delight (and occasional dread) of millions. Since its release in 1962, “Monster Mash” has become a beloved slice of mid-century ...

Bobby Pickett’s 1962 single “Monster Mash” is, without a doubt, one of the most played Halloween songs of all time. No matter your age, you’ve surely heard this song during a middle school mixer, ...

The scientists at Miramax have apparently been working in the lab late at night coming up with an idea for an eerie sight. And what they’ve come up with is adapting someone else’s. The studio is ...

The man who penned the novelty favorite "Monster Mash," Bobby "Boris" Pickett has died of leukemia at the age of 69. Pickett—who based the song around his impersonation of Boris Karloff—wrote "Monster ...

Here’s a Spooky Season must-see that’s been a long time coming. Miramax has purchased the rights to a novelty song that has long been known as arguably the signature tune of Halloween time. It’s been ...

With apologies to Bobby Pickett, whose 1962 pop-music hit is today mysteriously described on YouTube as a timeless “Christmas ...