Okay, picture this: Lady Gaga crawling out of a grave in black-and-white horror movie realness, then serving full-on zombie pop star energy. Yeah, that’s exactly what just happened. Gaga dropped the music video for her new song “The Dead Dance,” and it’s not just spooky—it’s Tim Burton spooky. Which means it’s about ten times creepier, but also kind of fabulous.
The track is part of Netflix’s Wednesday soundtrack, and Gaga herself pops up in Part 2 of Season 2 (which hit the streamer on September 3). She first teased the song at a “Graveyard Gala” in NYC—because of course Gaga threw a party in a literal graveyard—then released the video the same day the show’s new episodes dropped.
Now, here’s the real kicker: Tim Burton himself directed the music video. And he filmed it at the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City. Yup, that place with hundreds of terrifying doll heads hanging from trees. Gaga dancing among them is both iconic and absolutely the stuff of nightmares.
Fans online are already screaming that she looks like a cursed version of Bette Davis from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, and her choreography has major “Thriller” vibes. Basically, it’s serving Halloween anthem energy on steroids.
Oh, and Gaga officially added “The Dead Dance” to her Mayhem album tracklist, so it’s not just a Wednesday thing—it’s a Gaga era-defining banger now.
The video is out. The zombies are out. Gaga is out here being the ultimate goth pop queen. Watch it if you dare.