"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby Pickett and Leonard Capizzi, inspired by horror films and dance trends. It features Pickett impersonating Boris Karloff and became a #1 hit, cementing itself as a Halloween anthem with its doo-wop rhythm and playful lyrics about a graveyard party.
Novelty song parodying horror films and dance crazes, popularized as a Halloween anthem. Features Boris Karloff-style vocal impressions.