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14 Frightful “Monster Mash” Music Videos

On this date in 1962, the seminal Halloween hit “The Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Hot 100. Because this was way back in the day before real music videos, however, no official visual accompaniment for the song exists. This has allowed innumerable artists to contribute their own take on what a music video for “The Monster Mash” might look like. We’ve sifted through the worst and found the best to make up this listicle of 14 Frightful “Monster Mash” Music Videos.

Mike Tyson and Bobby Brown Perform “The Monster Mash” on Jimmy Kimmel Live

We can’t believe this actually happened. Weirdly, Mike Tyson actually looks less terrifying than he normally does.

The Movie “Monster Mash(up)” (circa 1973)

If you can name all the movies in this mashup we’ll send you a free list.

The Ukelele “Monster Mash”

So simple: no costume, no cutaways, just two dudes with colorful yukes.

Groovie Goolies do “The Monster Mash”

We’re surprised nobody thought to do the same with Scooby-Doo.

The Video Game “Monster Mash”

This one’s mostly based on Half Life, but there are similar video artworks for most creepy games.

The Lego “Monster Mash”

Obviously.

The Student Film “Monster Mash”

Complete with crappy costumes, crappy dancing and daylight shooting.

The Slightly Better Student Film “Monster Mash”

At least these kids had the sense to make it look like a grainy film, plus they have cool costumes and seem to actually be having fun.

The Live TV Performance of “The Monster Mash” by Boris Karloff (circa 1965)

This seems to have been assembled from about 10 seconds of footage cut and edited with monster movies to fill out a full three minutes.

The Disney Version of “The Monster Mash”

Kind of makes sense that the creepiest Disney movie moments would add up to a great “Monster Mash.”

Vincent Price does “The Monster Mash”

For a long time we though Vincent Price was the original singer of “The Monster Mash.”

A B-Movie “Monster Mash(up)”

Two free lists for the person who can sort through all the obscure movie snippets in this one.

Count Chocula’s “Monster Marshmallow Mash”

Is the Count’s voice based on the voice of Bobby “Boris” Pickett?

The Duck Tales “Monster Mash”

Somebody is entirely too familiar with every episode of Duck Tales.

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