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"Thriller" is a song that appeared in Thriller Night and Sing: Thriller. It is originally performed by Michael Jackson.

Plot[]

Thriller Night[]

Donkey and Puss try to cheer up Shrek by singing Thriller. They start walking down the street (with Shrek annoyed with Donkey's singing), and they all start singing. Puss (who plays the role of Vincent Price) tags behind and points to a cemetery where many figures rise from the dead: This includes Prince Charming (Sean Bishop), Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) and Fifi (Frank Welker), Fairy Godmother (Pinky Turzo), Lord Farquaad (Sean Bishop), The Headless Horseman, Captain Hook (Matt Mahaffey), Mongo (Conrad Vernon), King Harold (Sean Bishop) Steve and Ed, Cyclops, Thelonious, and Pied Piper (Jeremy Steig). Everyone surrounds Shrek, Donkey and Fiona (who is getting ready for a Zombie karate fight). Pied Piper starts playing the flute. Upset, Shrek tells Fiona it's time to leave, but when she turns around she has now become a zombie, much to his horror. He is also terrified to see that the Donkey and Puss have also become zombies. Everyone starts to dance and so does Shrek (against his will). Singing finally follows, led by Donkey

Sing: Thriller[]

Buster Moon's music troupe as they perform in GMO the Musical. Later, when most of the guests of Clay Calloway's Halloween party become infected by a mysterious ooze and become dancing zombies, they sing the song a second time.

Lyrics[]

It's close to midnight
And something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream
But terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight, yeah
Ooh, ooh

You hear the door slam
And realize there's nowhere left to run
You feel the cold hand
And wonder if you'll ever see the sun
You close your eyes
And hope that this is just imagination
Girl, but all the while
You hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're out of time

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they're open wide)
This is the end of your life, ooh

They're out to get you
There's demons closin' in on every side
They will possess you
Unless you change that number on your dial
Now is the time
For you and I to cuddle close together, yeah
All through the night
I'll save you from the terror on the screen
I'll make you see

That this is thriller, thriller night
'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller, thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller
Chiller, thriller here tonight
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller, thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller, ow
I'm gonna thrill you tonight

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood (I'm gonna thrill you tonight)
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell

I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Thriller, ooh baby (thriller)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight (thriller night)
Thriller, all night, oh baby
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Thriller, thriller night (oh baby)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Thriller, all night (oh baby)
Thriller night, babe (thriller night, babe), ooh

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller

Kids:
It's close to midnight
And something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream
But terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed

Meena:
You hear the door slam
And realize there's nowhere left to run

Gunter:
You feel the cold hand
And wonder if you'll ever see the sun

Meena:
You close your eyes

Ash:
And hope that this is just imagination, girl

Gunter:
(Girl)

Ash:
But all the while
You hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're out of time

Meena:
'Cause this is thriller (Woo), thriller night
There ain't no second chance
Against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller (Ooh, ooh), thriller night
You're fighting for your life
Inside a killer, thriller tonight

Johnny:
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade (Masquerade)
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time
(They're open wide)
This is the end of your life, ooh



All:
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you
From the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer (Yeah, thriller)
Thriller, thriller night,
'Cause I can thrill you more
Than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (Ooh-hoo), thriller night
So let me hold you tight
And share a killer, thriller, chiller (Ow, ow)
Thriller, here tonight, oh
Thriller, thriller night
'Cause I can thrill you more
Than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller (Ooh-hoo, woo-hoo), thriller night
So let me hold you tight
And share a killer, thriller (Ow)

Miss Crawly:
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller

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Media
Feature Length Films: Shrek (video/soundtrack/video game) (2001) • Shrek 2 (video/soundtrack/video game) (2004) • Shrek the Third (soundtrack/video/video game) (2007) • Shrek Forever After (soundtrack/video/video game) (2010) • Puss in Boots (soundtrack/video/video game) (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (soundtrack/video/video game) (2022) • Shrek 5 (2026) • Untitled Donkey spin-off (TBA)
Short Films: Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) • The Ghost of Lord Farquaad (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010) • Thriller Night (2011) • The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • The Trident (2023)
Television Specials: Shrek the Halls (2007) • Scared Shrekless (2010)
Characters
Main Characters:

ShrekDonkeyPrincess FionaPuss in BootsDragonFarkle, Fergus and FeliciaKitty SoftpawsPerritoGingerbread ManMagic MirrorPinocchioThree Little PigsThree Blind MiceBig Bad Wolf
Other Characters: DorisMabelKing HaroldQueen LillianKing ArthurMerlinMama LunaDoctorGoldilocksPapa BearMama BearBaby BearTalking CricketSnow WhiteCinderellaSleeping BeautyThe Little MermaidLittle Red Riding Hood
Villains: Lord FarquaadFairy GodmotherPrince CharmingCaptain HookEvil QueenRapunzelRumpelstiltskinJack & Jill"Big" Jack HornerDeathSerpent SistersCaptain of Guards

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Feature Length Films: Sing (Soundtrack) (2016) • Sing 2 (Soundtrack) (2021) • Sing 3 (TBA)
Short Films: Gunter BabysitsLove at First SightEddie's Life CoachFor Gunter's Eyes OnlyAnimal AttractionSing: Thriller
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Buster MoonAshRositaGunterJohnnyNooshyMeenaDariusAlfonsoSuki LaneMiss CrawlyMikeJimmy CrystalPorsha CrystalClay CallowayBig DaddyEddie NoodlemanNana NoodlemanJudithLanceMeena's motherMeena's grandmotherMeena's grandfatherCrystal BodyguardsJerry
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