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    Horror comics manipulate vulnerable characters and expose children to corruption to demonstrate innocence lost. Protagonists are often relatable ordinary people whose lives are intruded upon by strange events. While males are most common, female protagonists are increasing and shown as strong and independent in contrast to older comics where women were merely romantic interests or victims. Art styles are sketchy with elongated features and dark colors to further evoke fear and match the evil in storylines, which range from supernatural themes like possession to zombies.

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    Horror comics manipulate vulnerable characters and expose children to corruption to demonstrate innocence lost. Protagonists are often relatable ordinary people whose lives are intruded upon by strange events. While males are most common, female protagonists are increasing and shown as strong and independent in contrast to older comics where women were merely romantic interests or victims. Art styles are sketchy with elongated features and dark colors to further evoke fear and match the evil in storylines, which range from supernatural themes like possession to zombies.

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    Horror comics manipulate vulnerable characters and expose children to corruption to demonstrate innocence lost. Protagonists are often relatable ordinary people whose lives are intruded upon by strange events. While males are most common, female protagonists are increasing and shown as strong and independent in contrast to older comics where women were merely romantic interests or victims. Art styles are sketchy with elongated features and dark colors to further evoke fear and match the evil in storylines, which range from supernatural themes like possession to zombies.

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    Horror often preys on the manipulation and weaknesses of vulnerable

    characters, with the storylines ranging from possession and exorcism in


    Outcast to zombies and the psychological degradation of members of
    humanity in The Walking Dead. Children are frequently featured as a
    demonstration of innocence before they are corrupted, or exposed to
    extreme sources, i.e. in Wraith youths are kidnapped and taken to
    Christmasland before becoming grinning, and maniacal, versions of
    themselves.
    The protagonists are largely relatable as if to show that these events can
    inject themselves into the lives of anyone. For example in Wytches, the
    family appears to be very conventional until we recognise the strange
    occurrences that they have experienced.
    Whilst males are the most common protagonist, females are becoming
    more frequent with characters such as Sharon Crane and Alice in Nailbiter.
    The women are often shown as being strong and independent, most
    evidently in The Walking Dead,
    with hints of their vulnerability
    and former selves. This is a
    stark contrast to older comics
    where the lady would serve
    only as a romantic interest or
    damsel in distress, i.e. Gwen
    Stacy in Spiderman.
    The art style is often very
    sketchy
    with
    elongated
    features and dark colourings.
    This helps to further the fears created by the narrative and make a scene
    which is as evil and terrifying as the storyline itself.
    The
    content can range from supernatural
    with comics such as Outcast with
    possession being the central theme,
    to the occult with Neonomicon to zombies.

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