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Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis
Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/19/22 Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/19/22

Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis

Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.

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Holidays with ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’: “Christmas Means Nothing Without You”
Zombies, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/12/22 Zombies, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/12/22

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…

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Christopher Lee holiday song “Jingle Hell”
Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/4/22 Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/4/22

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.

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27 Monster Musicals (Pt 3): From Young Frankenstein and Monster High to Xena: Warrior Princess and more
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22

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!

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27 Monster Musicals (Pt 2): From King Kong and the rock band KISS to Beauty and the Beast and more
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22

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!

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27 Monster Musicals: From Addams Family and Spirited to Wicked and beyond
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 11/27/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 11/27/22

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…

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Lindsey Stirling Grinches it up for Christmas
Christmas, Music, TV Chris Well 11/20/22 Christmas, Music, TV Chris Well 11/20/22

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.

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Watch CeeLo Green and the Muppets party with Santa
Music, Christmas, Comedy Chris Well 11/13/22 Music, Christmas, Comedy Chris Well 11/13/22

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.

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Halloween vs Christmas Town: Director Henry Selick wants credit
Music, Comedy, Christmas, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/6/22 Music, Comedy, Christmas, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/6/22

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.”

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Monster Mash Parody: Frankenstein’s Monster vs Psychotic Killers
Music, Universal Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 10/30/22 Music, Universal Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 10/30/22

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.

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Rocketman vs Starman: Elton John tribute to David Bowie
Music, Flashback Chris Well 10/28/22 Music, Flashback Chris Well 10/28/22

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.)

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Enter Sandman: 50 cover versions—watch them here!
Music Chris Well 10/23/22 Music Chris Well 10/23/22

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.

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Megan Thee Stallion on “Crazy” Addams Family + She-Hulk twerking
Comedy, Music, TV, Movies Chris Well 10/16/22 Comedy, Music, TV, Movies Chris Well 10/16/22

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.

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Marvin Gaye: “A Funky Space Reincarnation” is from this unusual album
Flashback, Music Chris Well 10/9/22 Flashback, Music Chris Well 10/9/22

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.

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“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”—Blue Oyster Cult says it’s not what you think
Music, Flashback Chris Well 10/2/22 Music, Flashback Chris Well 10/2/22

“(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…

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The Secrets Behind “Hotel California” by The Eagles
Flashback, Music Chris Well 9/10/22 Flashback, Music Chris Well 9/10/22

The Secrets Behind “Hotel California” by The Eagles

Written like an episode of the “Twilight Zone,” the Eagles’ classic hit has drawn a lot of theories about what it’s actually about…

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The Munsters: Herman Munster the Star
Flashback, TV, Universal Monsters, Comedy, Music Chris Well 6/9/22 Flashback, TV, Universal Monsters, Comedy, Music Chris Well 6/9/22

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.

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Everything Wrong with The “Trashfire Sequel” to Phantom of the Opera
Music, Witches, Flashback Chris Well 5/23/22 Music, Witches, Flashback Chris Well 5/23/22

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.”

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The Munsters: 9 Artistic Performance Episodes
Flashback, TV, Comedy, Universal Monsters, Music Chris Well 5/4/22 Flashback, TV, Comedy, Universal Monsters, Music Chris Well 5/4/22

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.

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He’s Back! Beetlejuice The Musical + Alternate Versions of “The Whole Being Dead Thing”
Music, Comedy Chris Well 4/4/22 Music, Comedy Chris Well 4/4/22

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.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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