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.” ...

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 ...