“Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers has just been crowned the biggest Halloween song of all time by Billboard! The iconic hit was first released in August 1962, and spent two ...

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, ...

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' ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Miramax is turning the song Billboard once declared the "Biggest Halloween Song of All Time" into an animated movie. Bobby "Boris" Pickett's 1962 smash hit, "Monster Mash," will finally get the ...

EXCLUSIVE: The 1962 song “Monster Mash,” which has become an annual Halloween seasonal hit, is becoming an animated movie at Miramax. Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, who has been behind such haunted ...

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 ...