The fact that their music is at a snail's pace, does not even save this quintessential slowcore band from having some truly terrifying moments.
- Trust is arguably their scariest record, which lyrically is largely about heroin addiction and was recorded in a desanctified Catholic church. It features:
- "The Lamb": Where to start... There are ghostly voices chanting, use of percussion that resembles the sound of chains being slammed against a concrete floor akin to 90s neofolk era Swans, and creepy vocals culminating in Alan shouting "I AM THE LAMB, AND I AM A DEAD MAN!".
- "John Prine." What it has to do with John Prine isn't clear, but its lyrics are soaked in self-loathing and it ends in a terrifying round of voices chanting "na na na na."
- "Shots and Ladders." Lyrics about someone who's chronically ill, if not dying. The music itself sounds like the recording equipment was falling apart as they were using it.
- Secret Name is by and large about the sacrifices that people make for their faith. (Alan and Mimi were Mormons who were married to each other, though the latter was a convert, and the name of the album references a concept in the Mormon wedding ceremony.)
- "Don't Understand." Deranged guitar loops and a very unnerving drone coupled with apocalyptic percussion and lyrics that are apparently about a child abductor.
- "Home" is a very minimalistic closer. Only consisting of a simple, slow guitar line and percussion coupled with Alan singing in falsetto "Everybody wants to go home, even when they're old, even when they're small." Terrifying, but works well as a closer nonetheless.
- Same can also be said for the opener "I Remember" in which it has a similar instrumental consisting of minimal percussion and Optigan with hints of guitar (played on a guitar owned by Gavin Rossdale, the frontman of Bush).
- Their B-sides compilation includes a number of songs apparently too terrifying for albums, including a Jandek cover where the singer sounds half dead.
- Double Negative might be the darkest Low record yet, due to the ominous, glitchy production and the heavier influence of Electronic Music on their sound.
- The track "The Son, The Sun" is especially creepy. It sounds like someone or something is stalking you and is slowly approaching.
- Their 2000 EP The Exit Papers might be the scariest album the band have released aside from Trust, due to the fact that the album is devoid of lyrics and the prominent use of creepy ambience on some tracks like the fourth track, which lasts for a whole 15 minutes.
- Another addition to the nightmare fuel of the album is that the EP was subtitled as "a soundtrack to an imaginary film" which definitely makes sense.
- "Born by the Wires" off of their 1997 EP Songs for a Dead Pilot is truly the scariest track the band have ever recorded in the '90s. Alan's deranged voice and the lyrics don't help either. And to make matters worse, the song seemingly ends after 5 or so minutes and gets stuck in a loop of a single guitar chord being strummed repeatedly for the remainder of the song's 13 minute runtime.
