The history of Marvel horror comics

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Believe it or not, the modern Marvel Universe's history with horror actually predates its history with superheroes.

These two titles would go on to form the early backbone of Marvel's horror wing, launching characters and concepts including Blade, Moon Knight, andMeanwhile, the '70s also introduced characters such as the swampy Man-Thing and the ghastly Ghost Rider, who has become one of the key characters of the Marvel Universe's horror wing in the years since.

While Ghost Rider and Man-Thing were bringing more and more horror into the superhero side of the Marvel Universe, the opposite started to happen as well, with concepts such as the Darkhold crossing over into the Avengers to become key components of mainstream Marvel continuity.

Whatever comes next for Marvel horror in the MCU, the concept of combining horror and superheroes is as alive as ever in comic books, with the revitalized Midnight Suns leading the way, even into other media such as video games - meaning it's very likely the MCU is about to start following suit with the introduction even more horror-fueled concepts.

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