The cover art and the band's logo were done by Alex Mock, while the artwork and typesetting for the lyrics sheet was done by S. Britt.

The Rolling Stones' "2000 Man" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and originally appeared on Their Satanic Majesties Request in 1967.

A cover of Kiss' 1976 top-ten hit "Beth" appears as an unlisted track at the end of Appetite for Adrenochrome.

In 2003 the Groovie Ghoulies, now a trio with Kepi Ghoulie as the only remaining original member, recorded new versions of "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)", "King Kong Stomp", "Don't Go Out Into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)", "Blood Beach", "The Blob", and "Do the Bat" for a "best of" album entitled Monster Club.

Trouser Press wrote that "most of the originals on the album bespeak the infancy of the three-chord pop punk being extruded, but there are hints of the anthemic nature of future compositions.