usically, "Horror Business" is a rapid-fire, raw, and energetic punk rock song. It features a frenetic pace, aggressive drumming, and a driving, catchy guitar riff that still manages to incorporate the melodic sensibilities Danzig was known for. The production is characteristically unpolished for that early period, which adds to its intensity and visceral impact. Danzig's vocals are a blend of his distinctive theatrical croon and a raw punk shout, underpinned by simple, infectious backing harmonies. Lyrically, the song is a compact narrative of sudden, violent horror. While some Misfits songs are clearly about movies, "Horror Business" is often cited as being partly inspired by real-life events—specifically the 1978 death of Nancy Spungen, the girlfriend of Sid Vicious, found stabbed in a hotel bathroom. The lyrics are direct and chilling, using dramatic, violent imagery such as "You don't go in the bathroom with me" and the unforgettable declaration, "I'll put a knife right in you." The line "Psycho '78" links this grim theme directly to classic horror cinema, specifically Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, thereby solidifying the band's aesthetic fusion of pulp horror and real-world terror. Furthermore, the single's cover art was the first prominent use of the skull figure from the 1946 serial The Crimson Ghost, which would forever become the iconic Misfits logo.