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“Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers

The 1962 graveyard smash has become a perennial fall favorite

Long before the Halloween slasher film franchise began in 1978, pop culture’s slant on the holiday traditionally dedicated to remembering the dead was showcased on the dance floor — to the tune of “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers. The “mash”– short for … Continue reading

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