The world recently lost singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), whose popular songs included “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”—both of which were in the movie Beetlejuice. In fact, you can watch those clips now!

One of The Simpsons best classic episodes, “A Fish Called Selma” featured an amazing parody of Broadway with its Planet of the Apes stage musical.

Find out about more about the cultural icon’s memorable track “Haunted.” The song was inspired by frustrating problems with being taken advantage of by the music business.

Bonnie Tyler’s classic pop hit sounds like a heartbreak song for regular people. But it turns out that the song was written about vampires. Find out lots of weird details about this song!

We’ve posted lots about The Addams Family and The Munsters—but for once here’s a post about both. In the video is a fun cover track that includes the themes from both The Addams Family and The Munsters.

The video playlist inside includes the scores for both ‘Addams Family’ and ‘Addams Family Values,’ written by Marc Shaiman. One reviewer called the scores “lush and wacky.”

“Addams Groove,” performed by hip-hop artist Hammer, introduced a whole new generation to the horrific household. Watch the original music video, plus behind-the-scenes info…

The Addams Family is set when Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met.

The theme for the 1964 TV series “The Addams Family” gets a heavy metal remake by Violet Orlandi and friends. The track was written by longtime Hollywood composer Vic Mizzy.

An epic hit from Michael Jackson, our video playlist features Jackson’s official music video of “Thriller”—plus original cover versions from more than 60 artists including R&B versions, heavy metal covers, acoustic renditions, a cappella and more.

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur features 13-year-old genius Lunella Lafayette and a Tyrannosaurus she yanked out of the past. Here are 13 facts around the series to help you appreciate them…

Will Smith’s hip-hop hit “A Nightmare on My Street” riffs on an imagined encounter with monster Freddy Krueger. Which led to a court case…

When Mystery Science Theater 3000 heckled Danish giant monster movie Reptilicus, the host used a fun song to help the robots understand that giant monsters come from all over. Watch the video for the song, plus learn more about MST3K, about the movie and for the lyrics to this song!

White Zombie’s rocker “More Human Than Human” is connected to TWO sci-fi films. Watch the music video and one of the film’s trailers, and find out more…

On classic 1960s sitcom “The Munsters,” Herman sings an old folk song and manages to score a hit on the radio The video playlist includes Herman performing the song, plus a longer segment of the episode to enjoy more context.

“You can’t match my eloquence…” A hip-hop tribute to the “monster rallies” that bring together the Universal Monsters from their separate film series. You really want to watch this…

Last year, Monster Complex began to explore the songs and the music that that celebrates monsters—whether we’re talking about the scores for a monster movie, a stage show with songs or just the lyrics of a song that make you want to sing along. Here are 22 of our top “monster music” posts from the past year.

Mel Brooks turned his 1974 comedy film Young Frankenstein into a stage musical comedy. Come inside to listen to the whole cast album, plus to read more details about the musical’s creators.

Monster Complex talks about The Munsters a lot. Take a look at the list of our most-read articles from the past year that referenced the famed monster family.

Rina Sawayama’s song “Frankenstein” revolves around the idea of “​​someone putting me back on my feet when I’m broken,” she says. Click through for more info and to listen to the song.