The Horrors of Halloween: October 2025

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Michael Jackson's THRILLER (1983) Music Videos, Making ofs, Fan Art, House Filming Location

OFFICIAL ART:

WIKIPEDIA: "Thriller" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1983 in the United Kingdom and on January 23, 1984, in the United States, as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album Thriller.

"Thriller" is a disco song featuring a repeating synthesizer bassline, lyrics, and sound effects evoking horror films. It includes a spoken-word sequence performed by the horror actor Vincent Price, which begins at the 6:33 mark on the music video and 4:25 in the album version. It was produced by Quincy Jones and written by Rod Temperton, who wanted to write a theatrical song to suit Jackson's love of film.

Jackson decided to release "Thriller" as a single after Thriller left the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The "Thriller" music video, directed by John Landis, depicts Jackson turning into a zombie and dancing with a horde of them. It has been named the greatest music video of all time by various publications and readers' polls, and doubled sales of Thriller, helping it become the best-selling album in history.

It was the album's seventh top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number four. It reached number one in Flanders, France, Portugal, and Spain, and the top ten in many other countries. In the week of Jackson's death in 2009, it was Jackson's bestselling track in the United States, with sales of 167,000 copies on the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart. It entered the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number two, and remained in the charts' top ten for three consecutive weeks. "Thriller" is certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. It appears on several of Jackson's greatest-hits albums. The song has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart multiple times due to its popularity around Halloween and is one of the bestselling singles of all time. ...read more at wikipedia.org

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THRILLER OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOs:

Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video):

Watch on YouTube: Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)

Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official Video - Shortened Version):

Watch on YouTube: Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official Video - Shortened Version)

Thriller from Michael Jackson's Halloween 🎃 (2017) Animated Music Special:

Watch on YouTube: MICHAEL JACKSON'S HALLOWEEN 🎃 THRILLER (2017) Animated Music Special [HD]

Here's the complete broadcast of "Michael Jackson's Halloween" animated special that originally aired in 2017, TVrip from a Global airing and shown on CBS: