The "Monster Mash" was more than just a graveyard smash — it was also banned in the U.K. for many years! Learn about the Halloween track's unexpected origins.

Pickett’s acting career resulted in parts in a few B-rated movies, but he made a fortune from royalties of “Monster Mash,” which has been featured in more than 40 TV shows and films.

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 ...

Pickett’s acting career resulted in parts in a few B-rated movies, but he made a fortune from royalties of “Monster Mash,” which has been featured in more than 40 TV shows and films.

The song that made Pickett famous (three times over), “Monster Mash,” spikes to 40 times its regular view and search volume on YouTube every Halloween, and with good reason. It is a uniquely ...

This is, made clear from the aforementioned backlash, a dearly beloved song. But what do we know about the "Monster Mash" itself? What does it mean?

So I made a Pandora station for the original Monster Mash to see what everyone's favorite aural algorithm would recommend. As I had feared and hoped, the station was interesting and insufferable.