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A Brief History of “The Monster Mash”
Backseat Cuddler —
Chances are that the majority of those reading this don’t know me in person - so appropriately enough, it’s only fair that I disclaim one thing: I’m an unabashed fan of Halloween and the scary movies, and downright bizarre music that tag along with the last day of October (my Mom’s even born on the holiday!). So I thought it could be a nice break from the regular, up-to-the-minute posts of the happenings of celebrity, movie, and music culture that BSC brings you daily, to introduce you to some of Halloween’s most familiar theme songs. First up? The classic (and arguably the biggest) of them all - 1962’s novelty song “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Pickett, ...
NFL Week 9: Scary Halloween picks
Salon —
Since Halloween happens to fall on Friday this year, a lesser column would bombard you with ghastly Halloween schtick as it previewed the slate of NFL games. This column would never do such a frightful thing. Boo! There won't be any spooky clich s in this rundown of the week's games Here, in sober, schtick-free form, never giving in to the temptation of lame Halloween jokes, are the Week 9 picks, along with the picks of my kids, 5-year-old game-picker Iron Man and 3-year-old coin-flipper Hannah Montana. Sunday early games N.Y. Jets (4-3) at BUFFALO (5-2) See, I could start right here by talking about the nightmare of a second half the Bills had against ...
