Untangling the mystery within the song and the one from whence it came
When Coop romanced the cadaver.
A hoax gone brilliantly awry.
How the first heavy metal record introduced the sound of evil to rock music.
A look back at the duo’s stunning electronic epic, and all the mystery surrounding it.
A vocal jazz take on a folk song, turned into a menacing descent into madness
A tale spun from reruns of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
There’s a funny, odd scene in an episode of Gilmore Girls where Rory assures her…
An innovative scene that gave rise to a very weird myth.
The sinister centerpiece of 1999’s ‘Mule Variation’ is a bait and switch.
A rejected film score with a reputation that precedes it.
The lesson? Never pick up hitchhikers.
A song response to the most notorious fan the duo ever had.
A rock ‘n’ roll song with a killer riff and a sinister backstory.
How an upbeat funk song launched a wild rumor.
A pair of tracks that helped to build on the myth of the devil at the crossroads.
Tipper Gore, the Filthy Fifteen, and a nation gone absolutely bonkers.
A story of (maybe) true horror, told inside a coffin
How the Louisville indie rock legends launched some grim legends of their own.
“Born in the U.S.A.” wasn’t a message of conservative optimism, and neither was this.