“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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – The lyrics of “Monster Mash” are a bit fantastical, to say the least. The song clearly isn’t based on factual events, so any logical fallacies or gaps in continuity are easily forgiven.

It was a graveyard smash. It caught on in a flash. And Elvis Presleyreportedly thought it was trash. It's perhaps the quintessential Halloween song, Bobby "Boris" Pickettand the Crypt-Kickers' ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – The lyrics of “Monster Mash” are ...