The song was released in Aug. 1962 and went ... more than 20 other groups and in many different languages. “Monster Mash: The Movie” came out in 1995 and featured Bobby Pickett as Dr. Victor ...

“Like me, Lenny was a major horror movie fan from childhood ... being too enthusiastic about the idea of singing a song called “Monster Mash.” As she later told Billboard, she remembered ...

His father managed a movie theater ... being reticent to have him perform the song on American Bandstand, and Elvis Presley called “Monster Mash” “the dumbest thing I ever heard.” ...

Released in 1962, “Monster Mash” is the “hit of the land ... you guessed it — being dead. The theme song from the popular vampire movie, “The Lost Boys,” is dark, menacing and ...

Karloff liked the “Monster Mash” song so much that he performed it himself on a 1965 episode of the televised musical variety show “Shindig!” Pickett’s acting career resulted in parts in a few B-rated ...