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Creatures of the Night...

Help us pick the scariest band ever!

Creatures of the Night...
While most people associate scary movies like Scream and Halloween with All Hallow's Eve, there have been plenty of bands that have worked the horror angle. Here is a list of some of the scariest-pick the act which you think is the ultimate horror band! As usual, if we forgot to list one of your favorites, let us know.

Marilyn Manson
	It is likely that Marilyn Manson is only scary to the conservatives of our country-the rest of America sees through his "shocking" behavior, second-rate Bowie androgyny, and serial killer chic. Besides, he's a bit too skinny to do anyone any real harm!

GWAR
	The ultimate in costumed horror metal! A GWAR show comes complete with blood, virgin sacrifices, elaborate costumes, sword fights, and plenty of loud music.

Slipknot
	Just as Elvis stole rock 'n' roll from the black community and made it "palatable" for whites, Slipknot mixes elements of GWAR, Kiss, and dozens of other scary bands, to make scary metal digestible for the general public. Still, these masked cretins actually seem frightening.

Eminem
	Detroit's potty-mouthed chart-topper is scariest to politicians, soccer moms, and the press. While his image is nothing to scream about, his violent lyrics-including raping his mother and killing his wife-certainly qualify Eminem for this list.

Alice Cooper
	Welcome to his nightmare! Though he was quite scary at one time, it is hard not to see Cooper as just a skinny, aging rock star, especially after his cameo in Wayne's World 2. Of course, he scores high marks for his creepy performance on "The Muppet Show" back in the day.

Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne
	Black Sabbath was the old-school horrormeister of rock. In many ways, Sabbath still influences any band trying to frighten its fans. With songs about ritual sacrifices, murderous iron men, and devil worship, Sabbath wrote the book on pentagram rock. It also helps that lead singer Ozzy Osbourne went on to bite the heads off small animals in concerts.

N Sync, Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees
	Okay, these pretty boys aren't scary in the traditional sense, but they are pretty horrifying in their own right!

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
	Named after horror movie star Karen Black (who was most memorable in the early '70s fright flick Trilogy of Terror, where she battled an animated, knife-wielding Zuni fetish doll), the band employed the usual stage antics-fake blood, bondage, costumes-but never achieved the notoriety of GWAR or other horrorcore bands.

The Geto Boys
	"Last year, Halloween fell on a weekend. Me and Geto Boys wuz trick or treatin'!" With these words, Bushwick Bill put Geto Boys on the Halloween map, though the Boys' blood-soaked, 5th Ward gangsta fantasies would have earned them a space anyway. Is anything more spine-tingling than a one-eyed rapping dwarf dressed up like Chucky?

Any Scandinavian Death Metal Band
	Besides making some of the most ungodly noise known to man with huge amps and double bass-drum rigs, these bands from Denmark and Norway are also known to firebomb churches, stab competitors, and generally give death metal a worse name than it already has.

The Misfits
	Using horror movies as a songwriting source, Glenn Danzig and his band created one of the greatest catalogs of scary hardcore songs known to man: "Vampira," "Night of the Living Dead," "London Dungeon," and "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?" Don't forget the ultimate ode to serial killer Ed Gein, "Skulls," and plenty more! Plus, the Misfits should earn extra points for their skull logo, which has shown up on more T-shirts through the years than the entire cast of "South Park."

KISS
	The first of the great costumed bands, KISS was a nightmare for decent folks in the late '70s. Gene Simmons' "demonic" garb and persona, complete with hellfire and dripping blood, led many to believe that KISS stood for Knights In Service to Satan. Of course, few noticed that Simmons' "Demon" shared the stage with a cuddly "cat," a spaced-out "spaceman," and a glamorous "star child." Now, more than twenty years removed, it all seems rather silly, doesn't it?

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