On Halloween night, Venom interrupted two kidnappers trying to steal a trick-or-treater. He tied up one while he beat up the other. The one that had been tied up pulled out a knife and cut himself loose. Venom saw him and threw him across town. Later that night, Venom saw an early edition of the paper and read that the man he had thrown had been killed by goblins. Venom didn''t believe it, but while he was on the subway the lights went out and he was attacked by an army of goblins. Venom took on the whole group and was winning until the goblins unleashed a sonic scream all at once. Venom was thrown from the train and went to his place under San Francisco.