"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett" (1962) Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes. The "Monster Mash" single was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20–27 of that year, just before Halloween. It has been a perennial Halloween favorite ever since. In 20

**Bobby "Boris" Pickett’s "Monster Mash" – A Spooky Smash Hit** Released in **1962**, **"Monster Mash"** quickly became a Halloween classic, blending humor, horror, and catchy doo-wop melodies. Bobby "Boris" Pickett's spot-on **Boris Karloff** impersonation, combined with the song's playful narrative about a monster dance party, made it an instant novelty hit. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year, just in time for Halloween, and continues to be a festive favorite every October