Other Media
Horror comics have been heavily influenced by other media, especially film, and have in return, more recently influenced films.
Comics have formed part of the media franchise for popular horror movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Halloween and Army of Darkness. They have also been adapted from horror video games, like Silent Hill.
Horror comics have also been sources for horror films like 30 Days of Night, Hellboy and Blade. Horror manga, like other manga, have been the basis for adaptations into films and TV, especially the work of Junji Ito which led to the film Uzumaki. Hideshi Hino directed two of the Guinea Pig films based on his manga, Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood in 1985 and Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole in 1988. Kirkman's The Walking Dead has been adapted into an ongoing TV series by showrunner Frank Darabont. It debuted on October 31, 2010 on the AMC cable network, to universal acclaim.
They have also been a venue for failed horror films, including the horror film crossover Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, they have allowed series to continue as happened with Buffy Season Eight and offered a chance to provide prequels or fill in gaps between films, like Saw: Rebirth and 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, respectively.
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