Venom Movie: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

7. A Superhero Horror Film

R-rated superhero films aren't a new phenomenon, but their sudden increase (and success) has provided new opportunities to different studios working in that genre.

Deadpool and Logan, the two most recent and critically lauded 'R' comic book features, have opened the floodgates for these kinds of films. And Venom, a character tailor-made for this kind of style, is set to benefit.

The most interesting thing about Venom's production hasn't just been how much it's flown beneath the radar, but also the comments from the film's producers. Back in July, the president of Columbia Pictures - Sanford Panitch - said that the Venom film would be gunning for a horror-like tone, inspired by the filmographies of John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. The difference, Panitch went on to say, was that Venom would have "pop and fun", but to many, the comparisons to Carpenter and Cronenberg will inevitably stick out the most.

Both Hellboy and Blade have straddled the line between horror and hero, but without the freedom of an R-rating. Neil Marshall's Hellboy reboot will be the next to tread down this path, but for now, it looks like Venom's leading the way.