The song The House That Dripped Blood is about my house, the super spooky one inside my brain
I have performed this song for people at song sessions before and they always think it's a funny song which yeah "there's a lot of ways to make money in this world but I can't recommend insurance fraud" is something of a funny line but I think focusing on that can lead you to lose sight of the fact that actually it's a gorgeous song that makes me feel chills.
John Darnielle moonlights as my biographer and Insurance Fraud #2 was his attempt to persuade me away from a life of crime.