“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 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 ...

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 ...

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

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