Holidays with ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’: “Christmas Means Nothing Without You”
“Anna and the Apocalypse” mixes together a lot of stuff—it’s a musical about high school students graduating throughout a zombie outbreak during the holidays. Listen to a Christmas song from the soundtrack…
Christopher Lee holiday song “Jingle Hell”
Every monster movie fan should know about Christopher Lee, who has appeared in lots of horror films. What you may have missed was his heavy metal Christmas songs.
27 Monster Musicals (Pt 3): From Young Frankenstein and Monster High to Xena: Warrior Princess and more
Continuing our “monster musicals” series with details about the staging of Shrek, a Scooby-Doo vampire musical, the stage transformation of Toxic Avenger, and more!
27 Monster Musicals (Pt 2): From King Kong and the rock band KISS to Beauty and the Beast and more
Continuing our series celebrating musicals that celebrate monsters, we’ve got more titles for the list—including Little Shop of Horrors, plus musicals from Stephen King and Batman!
27 Monster Musicals: From Addams Family and Spirited to Wicked and beyond
Many monster movies mix together elements from multiple genres. While Phantom of the Opera is a super famous example, we’ve got more to add to the list…
Lindsey Stirling Grinches it up for Christmas
In the 1966 animated TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” highlights the character’s dark disposition. Find out more about the making of the show, and hear pop violinist Lindsey Stirling and singer Sabrina Carpenter give the song a modern spin.
Watch CeeLo Green and the Muppets party with Santa
In this festive music video, CeeLo Green joins the Muppets for an evening of Christmas cheer. Watch the group breaking into song (listen for the compelling mashup). Hang on for bonuses.
Halloween vs Christmas Town: Director Henry Selick wants credit
The king of Halloween Town stumbles upon Christmas Town. Listen to his song about the discovery, and find out more about the making of the movie “Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Monster Mash Parody: Frankenstein’s Monster vs Psychotic Killers
A fun reboot of the song “Monster Mash” finds the Frankenstein’s Monster complaining about the newer monsters. Click through for 3 videos that include the song, plus take you behind the scenes.
Rocketman vs Starman: Elton John tribute to David Bowie
During a concert, Sir Elton John shares how “Rocketman” was connected to David Bowie. Plus look for the other video for an original a mashup of the two songs.)
Enter Sandman: 50 cover versions—watch them here!
One of the biggest songs from band Metallica, “Enter Sandman” explores the concept of a child’s nightmares. This playlist features more than 40 artists putting their own spin on the song.
Megan Thee Stallion on “Crazy” Addams Family + She-Hulk twerking
Megan Thee Stallion rapped on a new song for Addams Family 2, and also showed up in TWO roles on the She-Hulk series. Check out the video for the first, and get details for the second.
Marvin Gaye: “A Funky Space Reincarnation” is from this unusual album
Marvin Gaye’s jazz-funk single “A Funky Space Reincarnation” outlines a future where he’s captain of a “space bed” and meets a woman who reminds him of his first wife, Anna.
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”—Blue Oyster Cult says it’s not what you think
Blue Oyster Cult’s cult classic song “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” has haunted generations. However, a lot of people have misunderstood the track…
The Secrets Behind “Hotel California” by The Eagles
Written to be like an episode of the “Twilight Zone,” the Eagles’ classic hit “Hotel California” has drawn a lot of theories about what it’s actually about…
The Munsters: Herman Munster the Star
On classic 1960s sitcom The Munsters, Herman Munster regularly gained some kind of notoriety—including the several times he was mentioned on the radio, TV, or in the newspaper.
Everything Wrong with The “Trashfire Sequel” to Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber told Entertainment Weekly, “The ending of the show is the ending of a chapter of my creative musical life because I can’t take it any further.”
The Munsters: 9 Artistic Performance Episodes
The family from Mockingbird Lane often sang and danced their way into viewers’ hearts. From the original series, here are examples of the characters sharing several performances.
He’s Back! Beetlejuice The Musical + Alternate Versions of “The Whole Being Dead Thing”
He’s back—and deader than ever! BEETLEJUICE is returning to Broadway and haunting a brand-new house. Based on Tim Burton’s dark comedy film, this hilarious musical resumes April 8, 2022.
SNL: David Pumpkins (Haunted Elevator)
“Haunted Elevator” is a Saturday Night Live sketch about confused people trying to figure out the deal with this guy named David S. Pumpkins. The now-classic sketch starring Tom Hank was written by similarly confused people trying to figure out what his deal is.