Horror Business

"Horror Business" is the third single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released on June 25, 1978 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records.

The single's cover features a skeletal figure inspired by a poster for the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost. The figure became a mascot for the band, and its skull image would serve as the Misfits' logo for the rest of their career.

Background

The tracks for "Horror Business" were recorded in January and February 1978 at C.I. Recordings in New York City. They were originally going to be released as a five-track EP, but only one acetate copy was made. The band could not afford to release the EP, so they released three of the tracks as a single instead. The remaining two tracks, "Who Killed Marilyn?" and "Where Eagles Dare", were released on the compilation album Legacy of Brutality in 1985 with overdubbed guitar and bass tracks by Danzig. The original versions of "Where Eagles Dare" and "Teenagers from Mars" were included on the compilation album Misfits in 1986, and the original versions of all five tracks were released in 1996 in The Misfits box set.

Pressing information

The first pressing of "Horror Business" consisted of 25 promotional copies on black 7" vinyl and 2,000 copies on yellow vinyl for sale.^[1]^[2] Some of these copies contained an insert with a story claiming that the band had recorded the single in a haunted house, resulting in strange unexplainable noises and voices in the background. However, this story was false.^[1] Due to a pressing error, an unknown number of copies had "Horror Business" on both sides rather than the b-side songs "Teenagers from Mars" and "Children in Heat", and some also had a different back cover.^[2]

Re-releases and other versions

The songs "Horror Business" and "Teenagers from Mars" were reissued on the Beware EP in 1980 and again on the compilation album Misfits in 1986, while "Children in Heat" was reissued on Collection II in 1995. All three tracks, along with "Who Killed Marilyn?" and "Where Eagles Dare" from the same sessions, were reissued in The Misfits box set in 1996.

Cover versions

After the breakup of the Misfits, Danzig re-recorded "Horror Business" with his new band Samhain under the title "Horror Biz". This version appeared on Initium (1984) and Live 85-86 (2001). "Horror Business" was covered by Deadguy on the 1997 tribute album Violent World: A Tribute to the Misfits, though their version is based on the live recording of the song from Evilive. "Teenagers from Mars" was covered by Buck-O-Nine on their album Barfly (1995), by the Backyard Babies on Hell on Earth: A Tribute to the Misfits (2000), and by The Network on Money Money 2020 (2003). "Children in Heat" was covered by Alkaline Trio on their "Halloween" single in 2002.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Glenn Danzig.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Horror Business"	2:42

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Teenagers from Mars"	2:41
2.	"Children in Heat"	2:05
Total length:		7:28

Personnel

Band

Glenn Danzig – vocals
Bobby Steele – guitar, backing vocals
Jerry Only – bass guitar, backing vocals
Joey Image – drums

Production

Dave Achelis – engineering
Rich Flores - mastering

References

1 2 "Misfits discography". Misfits.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
1 2 Von, Eerie (1996). The Misfits box set (Box set liner notes). The Misfits. New York City: Caroline Records. CAR 7529-2.

Misfits

Jerry Only Jerry Caiafa II Marc Rizzo Eric "Chupacabra" Arce Glenn Danzig Diane DiPiazza Jimmy Battle Manny Martínez Franché Coma Mr. Jim Bobby Steele Howie Pyro Joey Image Arthur Googy Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Robo Brian Damage Dr. Chud Michale Graves Myke Hideous Zoltán Téglás Marky Ramone Dez Cadena

Studio albums	Walk Among Us Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood American Psycho Static Age Famous Monsters Project 1950 The Devil's Rain

Live albums	Evilive Evillive II Dead Alive!

Compilation albums	Legacy of Brutality Misfits Collection II Cuts from the Crypt

EPs	Beware Evilive "Die, Die My Darling" "Horror X-Mas"

Singles	"Cough/Cool" "Bullet" "Horror Business" "Night of the Living Dead" 3 Hits from Hell "Halloween" "Dig Up Her Bones" "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" "Scream!" "Monster Mash" "Day the Earth Caught Fire" "This Magic Moment" "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Psycho in the Wax Museum "Land of the Dead" "Twilight of the Dead" "Descending Angel" "Zombie Girl" "Island of Misfit Toys"

Associated acts	The Undead Black Flag Samhain Kryst the Conqueror Danzig Dr. Chud's X-Ward Gorgeous Frankenstein Graves Gotham Road Ramones Osaka Popstar Murphy's Law

Related articles	Discography List of members List of cover versions 12 Hits from Hell Violent World Hell on Earth Fiend Club Lounge Plan 9 Records Misfits Records

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