Adventure horror

Adventure horror is a subgenre that combines elements of the horror and adventure genres.
== History ==
The combination of adventure and horror is arguably as old as the horror genre itself, at least as it is known in the last few centuries. The first horror novel, the Castle of Otranto, is a gothic romance and involves a journey of the main characters that involves meeting the supernatural and having elements of both adventure and horror. Many iconic horror tales also have elements of adventure, including iconic horror novels Frankenstein and Dracula and horror often could often be considered a subgenre of adventure. Some of the earliest films more explicitly considered to be horror adventure arrived in the year 1932 and included the Island of Lost Souls, Kongo, The Mask of Fu Manchu, the Mummy and White Zombie and dealt with concepts of the foreign and exotic. Horror and adventure would also cross into comic books including some superhero comics such as the Spectre and some of Batman's early adventures where he fought vampires and monsters.
In the 1950s, monster stories became more popular, specifically science fiction monster movies and comic books. Many of them had more overt adventure elements with heroes having to use their wits to overcome the monsters. Iconic films in this regard include The Creature of the Black Lagoon, Godzilla and the War of the Worlds.
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