“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 ...

The "Monster Mash" was more than just a graveyard smash — it was also banned in the U.K. for many years! Learn about the Halloween track's unexpected origins Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Every October, ...

What’s the best Christmas song? Take your pick. What’s the best Halloween song? One stands tall above all the rest. “Monster Mash,” released in 1962, is 55 this year. In honor of the anniversary, here ...

Miramax is turning the 1962 hit song “Monster Mash” into an animated movie. Bobby “Boris” Pickett performed the original track, co-writing it with Lenny Capizzi in under two hours. Billboard ranked ...

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 ...

Halloween hit song 'Monster Mash' is being adapted into an animated film by Miramax. More than six decades after its 1962 debut, the iconic Halloween hit "Monster Mash" is getting its own animated ...

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 ...