10 Terrifying Comic Supervillains That Gave You Nightmares

Venom - physically speaking - is one of the most frightening villains of Marvel. He's also something of an analogue to H. R. Giger's Alien, as the symbiote is able to bond with human hosts in an incredibly similar and unnerving manner. Much like Alien, Venom is also to star in a horror film in 2018, which is sure to play on the many frightening features of the bloodthirsty creature.

This should be helped by the fact that the symbiote possesses every visually frightening trait conceivable; tentacles, an unhingable jaw, teeth Doctor Death would be envious of and, most importantly, enough strength to rip a man clean in half - as well as the mindset to do so.

The fact that Venom appears so nightmarish is made all the worse by knowing a human resides within its writhing tentacles, especially as it is often unclear whether the host is controlling the alien or vice-versa.

Venom has also possessed a car before, which leads to the unfortunate implication that the creature can reside within anything - meaning not only could any person around you be possessed by an unstable alien murderer, but also any object can too.

You can thank us for the nightmare-fuel later.