Curse of the Hidden Mirror cyberpunk science fiction, wrote the lyrics for many songs of the album. The song "Out of the Darkness" was originally featured in the 1992 film "Bad Channels", which Blue Öyster Cult recorded the soundtrack for, although the song was not included in the soundtrack album for the movie. "Showtime" was originally written and recorded for "Cultösaurus Erectus" but did not make the final cut. Curse of the Hidden Mirror Curse of the Hidden Mirror is the fourteenth studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 2001. The only single from the record was the poorly received
Jackson C. Frank (Yann Tambour) covered "My Name Is Carnival" on his album "Luxe" (2016) The popular American TV series "This Is Us" features "Blues Run the Game" in episode three, which first aired on October 11, 2016. Alt-country band Son Volt covered "Yellow Walls" in 2017. A previously lost song from his 1968 period called "Golden Mirror" was uploaded to YouTube in late 2017. "Blues Run the Game" is featured in the movie, trailer, and soundtrack for the 2018 film "The Old Man & the Gun". Colin Meloy performed "Blues Run The Game" in the 2013 musical/documentary Jackson C. Frank Jackson Carey