Zombina and the Skeletones, a British band from Liverpool, formed in 1998 with vocalist Zombina Venus Hatchett and songwriter Doc Horror. They initially released a demo tape titled "No Sleep 'Til Transylvania" under the name the Deformed. In 2005, they were featured as an unsigned band on Mark Radcliffe's BBC Radio 2 show. Their debut album, Taste the Blood of Zombina and the Skeletones, was released in 2002. They also released several EPs, including Halloween Hollerin' (2003) and Mondo Zombina! (2005), followed by albums Death Valley High and Monsters on 45 in 2006. The band toured extensively, performing at notable events such as the Lumous Gothic Festival in Finland (2006) and the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, Germany (2007). They collaborated with Cuban American singer Voltaire on his 2014 album Raised by Bats.
