Rocket from the Crypt (RFTC) is so synonymous with Halloween performances that they should receive a royalty check every time someone carves a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern. The final show of their ...

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 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Every October, ...

The law's reach never stretched this far.

“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 ...