“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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to seasonal novelty songs, few have reached the level of dominance achieved by “Monster Mash.” Unlike, say, “Jingle Bells,” The Mash (as I will refer to it throughout this post) is now ...

The best mash-ups play drastically different tunes and styles against each other. A groundbreaking mash-up played a boppy Herb Alpert hit from the '70s ("Whipped Cream") atop a hit 1988 rap tune, ...