The Monster Mash has been a certified graveyard smash since 1962, and now the undying Halloween hit will be adapted into an animated film by Miramax. CEO Jonathan Glickman, the producer behind the massively popular Netflix series Wednesday and 2021 film The Addams Family 2, has optioned the rights to adapt the song from the estate of its co-writer Lenny Capizzi (via Deadline).
The Monster Mash was originally performed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and eventually become one of the most popular spooky songs of all time, thanks to its perennial inclusion in Halloween playlists and too many cover versions to count. Miramax's animated movie will be the second direct adaptation of the song, following a 1995 live-action TV movie. Several other films have borrowed the title without any direct connection to the song.
