The 'Spooky Scary Skeletons' meme is centered around the 1996 novelty song by Andrew Gold, which found massive digital fame decades later. The meme's popularity surged in the 2010s due to a popular dubstep remix by The Living Tombstone and its association with the 1929 Disney 'Silly Symphony' skeleton dance. It has since become the definitive anthem for 'Spooktober,' the internet's month-long celebration of Halloween. Users frequently pair the catchy, rhythmic track with dancing characters, 3D skeleton animations, or ironic horror content to evoke a sense of nostalgic, campy fun that resonates across TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit every October.