Ever since the song topped the charts in 1962, its Somerville co-creator and vocalist Bobby “Boris” Pickett has been hailed as the Guy Lombardo of Halloween and “Monster Mash” has become ...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression ... The novelty hit's fans included Bob Dylan, who played the single on his XM Satellite Radio program last October.

Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose Boris Karloff impersonation was immortalized in the novelty hit “Monster Mash,” which has become a Halloween perennial, has died. He was 69. Pickett ...

Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression ... The novelty hit’s fans included Bob Dylan, who sang Pickett’s praises before playing the single on his XM Satellite ...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett was one-half of the minds behind "Monster Mash," but that's barely half his life story Every Halloween, Robert George Pickett rises from the grave. (Figuratively.) ...

Halloween is the best season for novelty holiday songs, and “Monster Mash,” Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s 1962 smash hit, has long been the gold standard. Not only did Pickett book an all-star ...

“Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers is one of those songs that has grown into something much larger than just a single released in 1962—with enduring ...

If you watch the Billboard charts closely, there’s a good chance you’ll see a 50-year-old single sneak into the Hot 100 as we get nearer and nearer to October 31st. With the new rules in place ...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression ... The novelty hit’s fans included Bob Dylan, who played the single on his XM Satellite Radio program in October.

Bobby “Boris” Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression ... The novelty hit’s fans included Bob Dylan, who sang Pickett’s praises before playing the single on his XM Satellite ...