16:17 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "The Lyre of Orpheus"(5:36)
Of course, between KISS, AC/DC and a host of pentagram-metal acts not represented here, it's easy to forget that fear is hardly the sole property of the long-haired and the leather-clad. Its roots are, indeed, ancient, and leave it to the Prince of Darkness himself, Nick Cave, to remind us of this. Megan explains: "Maybe I've spent too much time reading Ovid, but shit, Greek myths can be scary as fuck. And with Nick Cave's gift of mixing menace and bombast with gospel choir on this song, you can't help but feel the creepiness of a lyre whose sound can kill women, detonate birds, and cause rabbits to commit suicide."
(Available on Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus)

21:53 - The Pixies: "Wild Honey Pie"(1:51)
Simply put, Black Francis had the most hair-raising scream in the business. Here's a particularly visceral example. Or as Dan puts it: "If this reviewer were a homicidal clown, this would be his theme music."
(Available on Pixies at the BBC)

23:05 - Prince: "Bob George" (5:36)
Megan: "This song is creepy enough just because every 'character' is played by Prince - including, thanks to some creative pitch-shifting, an abusive, deep-voiced man who threatens Prince's manager throughout the song...then pulls a laser on the surrounding cops. The best part of this song, though, is after that skinny motherfucker with the high voice listened to it again, he thought it was evil and inspired by Satan, so he refused to release the Black Album." The rest, as they say, is history.
(Available on the Black Album)

28:41 - Jandek: "You Painted Your Teeth" (3:08)
Megan: "Okay, let's say you decided to surprise your friend by painting your teeth. Then, your crazy-ass boyfriend named Jandek comes in and threatens you with a knife and a gun. He becomes hysterical and starts vocalizing both sides of the conversation. And then, he tells you you're gonna die. Six black horses and a really bad percussionist later, you're in heaven (or hell) because YOU PAINTED YOUR TEETH."
(Available on Telegraph Melts)

31:49 - Dr. Octagon: "Girl Let Me Touch You" (3:40)
Now that we're out of Jandek's dentist's office from hell, isn't it about time somebody wrote a song to address the horrors of a gynecology appointment gone kinky? Jon thinks so: "'Stretch your stuff with latex/My strategy is rough.' Kool Keith is the worst gynecologist ever. Only he and The Automator could pull this freaky shit off.")
(Available on Dr. Octagonecologyst)

35:30 - The Oblivians: "Final Stretch" (3:52)
And as we near the close of our mixtape, here's a little tune about nearing the close of something else: our own miserable, doomed sinner's lives. Megan: "Greg Cartwright takes on the role of fire and brimstone preacher throughout the pulse-pounding Play 9 Songs with Mr. Quintron. Three-fourths chilling apocalyptic street corner shouter, one-fourth scream straight from the inside of his soul that makes every hair on the back of your neck stand up. You know hellhounds are chasing him around every corner in this song with every anguished scream and plea to God."
(Available on Play 9 Songs with Mr. Quintron)