Everyone loves a survival story because they tap into something primal and universal: our will to live, our ability to adapt, and our drive to overcome. Regardless of genre, survival stories remind the audience that even when we are revealed to be our most flawed and fragile, we are still fiercely resilient — even if we're a lowly janitor who is covered in toxic goo and mutated into something the world sees as monstrous. Yes, even then, we can still find it within ourselves to persevere and do right by our communities.

Arguably the unlikeliest of superheroes, The Toxic Avenger began as a low-budget, high-gore oddity from Troma in the 1980s . Over the years, this cult classic didn't just survive, it evolved into sequels, merch, and even a questionable cartoon for kids. Equal parts grotes

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