That’s because Biscuits is alive and well, according to the drummer’s brother. What’s more, D.O.A. founder Joe Keithley told the Canadian Press that reports of Biscuits dying from throat cancer were a “cruel hoax.”

The story also has a special Halloween touch. Keithley said a friend of Biscuits received an e-mail from the drummer days after the bogus death story emerged. Now that’s spooky.

So how did the rumor death mill target Biscuits? Apparently the story originated with a New York freelance writer who now says he was tricked into reporting the drummer’s alleged demise.

Click here to read the Canadian Press article.