Dance, or else!

Cha cha cha!

As we eagerly await tomorrow's return of Michael Myers in the new Halloween movie, another beloved horror icon wants to take a fresh stab at our eardrums. Back in 1987, Freddy Krueger was at the height of his fame--he'd starred in three successful Nightmare on Elm Street films, and a fourth was in the works. With such a delectable speaking voice, it seems only natural that Freddy would want to try his knife hand at a recording career. The result was Freddy's Greatest Hits. If you've ever thought 60s classics like "Wooly Bully," "In the Midnight Hour," or "All I Have to Do Is Dream" could be improved by adding some Freddy Krueger voice-over, then you are in luck! Earlier this year, Strange Disc re-released Freddy's Greatest Hits on vinyl, so this gem is once again readily available.

Today's song is a cover of the 1965 hit that inspired a dance craze, "Do the Freddy." Even Gomez Addams dug the Freddy enough to do it in an episode of The Addams Family! Freddy's version is basically an 80s pop song with a few Freddy cackles and screams thrown in. He's like his own hype man--who needs Lil Jon when you've got Freddy Krueger?!?

In the spirit of Freddy's Greatest Hits, check out the Glove and Boots puppet version of Freddy singing "Dream A Little Dream of Me." Take it easy on the ice cream, pizza, and burritos tonight if you don't want all your worst nightmares to come knocking!