On October 5, 2018, Venom, the latest major motion picture based on a Marvel Comics character, will hit the big screen.

The special-effects-laden action thriller tells the tale of an alien "symbiote" that requires a host creature to survive, and to whom it then lends its superhuman powers.

Actor Tom Hardy (Black Hawk Down, The Revenant, etc.) will portray the Venom anti-hero in this cinematic adaptation, which was in and out of development for over a decade. Was it worth the wait? Read the review from our friends at Screencrush to find out.

So, while the official Venom soundtrack was scored by Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson, we compiled an alternate soundtrack from the following head-bangers based around the premise of venom or poison.

Ingest at your own risk …

 

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