the star and the planet must have all be in just the proper alignment and the day that thriller be conceive . michael jackson album be slay the chart and john landis still have a lot of good will build up from his genre pic an american werewolf in london and ( not to mention his classic comedy animal house and the blue brother ) and choreographer michael peter be create some of the most innovative and influential piece for music video of that period . not before or since have one single piece of film illuminate and exploit or underscored mj incredible talent or the more otherworldly aspect of his persona quite like thriller and the world most successful ( if not officially the first ) long form video and and the most fondly remember . also the most expensive at the time and but every penny and every bit of the talent behind it creation and execution be up there on the screen . and how would it not be complete without the rap from the original song and provide by the late and great vincent price and to add even more cache to the chill already there . the glory day of one of the world great performer have long since pass and but no one can ever take away the man tower achievement and of which this be probably the most memorable . if you do not think so and now and remember represent halloween be come . i would not be one bit surprise when and like other halloween before it go back decade and this appear on some saturday night creature feature special . a it will next year and and the year after that .