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David Harbour reveals how the Hellboy reboot is different from Guillermo del Toro’s films

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David Harbour, the star of the upcoming Hellboy reboot, has revealed how the film differs from the Guillermo del Toro movies. With any reboot of a movie, efforts are made to distinguish the new version of the film from what has come before, largely in an effort to justify its existence, especially if it hasn’t […]

Hellboy: The Board Game gets limited edition Hellboy in Mexico expansion

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Dark Horse and Mantic Games have announced the release of Hellboy in Mexico, a limited edition expansion for Hellboy: The Board Game which adds new heroes, new missions, and new villains. Previously only available as an optional extra in the Kickstarter campaign, this limited-edition expansion tells the story of Hellboy’s lost period in Mexico, when […]

Dark Horse releasing new limited edition Hellboy collectible statue

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Dark Horse has unveiled a brand new Hellboy statue, based on the miniature from Mantic Games’ bestselling Hellboy: The Board Game. Limited to 500 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $149.99; check out the promotional images here… Dark Horse Direct and Mike Mignola are proud to present the first Hellboy Statue […]

Comic Book Review – Hellboy Winter Special

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Eammon Jacobs reviews Dark Horse’s Hellboy Winter Special… While the latest big-screen adaptation of the Hellboy comics might not have been so popular, the Hellboy Winter Special reminds fans what’s so great about the supernatural world created by Mike Mignola in the first place. For those expecting a sprawling new ethereal saga, think again, the […]

Comic Book Preview – Hellboy Winter Special 2019

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Hellboy Winter Special is out this Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Celebrate the season in true Hellboy fashion! Meet a ghostly miser in an alternate reality, fear the Boogam of rural New York, and embrace the wrath of St. Hagan in this […]

Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies

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EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]

Hellboy to feel less ‘popcorn-y’ and more like Logan, according to David Harbour

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While we wait for a trailer to officially release for the upcoming Hellboy reboot, we can leave it to star David Harbour to drop us a few juicy morsels from time to time. The actor has spoken about the film in the past, promising something much darker than we are used to with the character. Today, […]

David Harbour says his Hellboy look is entirely practical effects

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One of the more impressive parts of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy almost-trilogy was that all of the main character’s/creatures were accomplished with practical effects. Which isn’t a surprise, given that Guillermo del Toro seems to prefer practical over CGI whenever possible (see: Pan’s Labyrinth, for a beautiful example). However, given that Hellboy is being reboot […]