How well do you know Vincent Price's part of 'Thriller'?

It just wouldn't be the same without this horror legend's spoken word segment!

 The Everett Collection

To say that Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "Thriller" off the album with the same name made a huge impact on pop culture would be an understatement. The track became the seventh top-ten hit off the album and became one of the bestselling singles of all time. The music video was the first music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry, and many regard it as one of the best music videos of all time.

Of course, when you want a dramatic voice for your spooky hit song, who else would you go to but Vincent Price? His monologue near the end, while sometimes edited down for radio, is one of the things that makes this song such a classic. The horror legend known for House of Wax, The Fly, The Tingler, and many, many other films nailed the spoken-word section in only two takes.

How well do you know Vincent Price's part in "Thriller"?

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  1. Darkness falls across the land / the ____ hour is close at hand
  2. ____ crawl in search of blood / to terrorize y'alls neighborhood
  3. And whosoever shall be found / without the ____ for getting down
  4. Shall stand and face the ____ of hell / and rot inside a corpse's shell
  5. The foulest stench is in the air / the funk of forty ____ years
  6. And ____ ghouls from every tomb / are closing in to seal your doom
  7. And though you fight to stay alive / Your ____ starts to shiver
  8. For no mere mortal can resist / the ____ of the Thriller

How well do you know Vincent Price's part of 'Thriller'?

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Tanisha32 1 month ago
8/8 Definitely know this by heart. Will be watching the making of Thriller video to start off my Halloween night.
IdaKnow56 1 month ago
I've always loved Vincent Price in every scary movie I've seen him in, whether he was the good guy or the bad guy. But especially when he was the bad guy. That elegant, sinister voice sounds so nice and reassuring, until he turns on you. Then you realize he was just trying to gain your confidence so he could abuse it. The mark of a true villain. God bless you, Mr. Price, wherever you are. You were so amusing.
Spaceseed 1 month ago
Price is one actor I would have been Thrilled to meet.
KawiVulc 1 month ago
Ha! Didn't even know about it. Never willingly listened to the Michael Jackson stuff in the 80's although I liked the Jackson 5.
djw1120 1 month ago
I thought that I was going to "Bat" a 1.000pct - all wrong - but I fooled myself.
2 out of 8 right - numbers 5 & 7.
I love the song and the video but, maybe I should on YouTube and watch & listen to it again.
It is a classic for a reason and it not because of Michael's singing, but because of Vincent Price and the way he does his part. I don't think that anyone else could do it the way Vincent does.
spalding69 1 month ago
The "House of Wax" Outstanding!!
Spaceseed spalding69 1 month ago
I saw it in 3D.
Biggierat 1 month ago
Not only did I score 100 on the quiz, I also nailed Price’s laugh afterwards. 🤣🤣
Coldnorth Biggierat 1 month ago
Sorry, that comment was for you
Coldnorth 1 month ago
7/8 missed #3. His voice was made for horror genres
Coldnorth Coldnorth 1 month ago
I wish I could hear the laugh. Every time He laughed like that, he gave me goosebumps
Starman13 1 month ago
I prefer Vincent in the intro to Alice Coopers, "Black widow" "please don't touch the displays little boy" Alice rocks!!!!
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