Origins Of Marvel Midnight's 'True Horror Line' Comic Releasing In Fall

Published Aug 9, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Marvel has played an important role in the horror genre's association with the comic book medium. It introduced an iconic vampire hunter in Blade, put its most famous characters against the undead with Marvel Zombies, and has been host to many spooky anthologies, to name just a few examples. Still, it is not exactly the first publisher that one thinks of when it comes to truly frightening horror comics, but it ...