Welcome to the club, Zehn!
I'm also a fan of Venom; one of the biggest Spider-Man villains out there, arguably. It's got same characteristics as Spidey, but is slightly more powerful, making it a challenge for him to go up against it. Apparently, hosts aren't able to successfully able to control the creature, which, I believe, is one thing that makes it interesting.
In comics, Flash (who was Peter's enemy during high-school years, but later seemed to have become friends) is able to control Venom, in a way, but only for a limited amount of time; if things go on for too long, it begins taking over. Even so, that's not too bad. Venom is being portrayed as a super-hero right now (as its host himself is more of a good guy), which I find to be intriguing. If you ask me, it'd be fun if they were to bring this aspect into movies at some point in future.