The Horrors have their origins in the early 2000s where they became interested in obscure rare demos and garish paisley shirts. During trips to London and on the Southend circuit, Rhys "Cockroach" Webb met Fairly Badman (Faris Rotter) and Tom "Woody Allen" Cowan (Tomethy Furse) through their shared interests in '60s blah blah psychedelic rare demos and love of '60s and '70s interior design including but not exclusive to paisley sofas (Bassist Rhys Webb likes to play practical jokes by camouflaging himself as them and jumping out at people when they don't expect it) and multi-purpose curtain shirts. In 2005 the three formed a band with Joshua Hayward (Joshua von Grimm) and Broseph Spurgeon (Coffin Joe). Their first rehearsal consisted of two covers: Kylie Minogues' "Can't Get You Out Of My