Thriller was released on Michael Jackson's 1982 album of the same name and became a Halloween staple after its landmark 1983 music video. Actor Vincent Price recorded the spoken rap and the closing laugh, giving the pop track a classic horror movie finish. That final cackle was later clipped from the song's outro and shared on soundboards and in edits, where it now stands alone as a shortcut for spooky reveals, villain moments and October posts, long after the full track fades out.