Monster Mash, a song that was recorded by Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett in less than an hour, got banned by the BBC, then won No. 1 ...

The 1962 No. 1 hit was rejected by four record labels before becoming a Halloween staple, but the BBC thought it was 'too ...

Despite being banned for 11 years because it was too morbid, the song dominated the music charts.

Just four months after the monsters and ghouls started partying, they moved on to a new activity: robbing Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve. Where "Monster Mash" tells the tale of a monster coming to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

“Spooky, Scary Skeletons” is a close second after “Monster Mash” for the most essential Halloween songs ever. Released in ...

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 ...

Miramax optioned the rights to Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s classic 1962 novelty song “Monster Mash” and plans to adapt it into an animated movie. The scientists at Miramax have apparently been working in ...