
Hellboy is a movie novelization written by Yvonne Navarro in 1997 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2004. The movie features Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor, and others.
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Storyline
In 1944, with the help of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies. An Allied team destroys the portal, guided by a young scientist named Trevor Bruttenholm (colloquially known as Broom).
Movie vs Book

Year
2004
Minutes
122
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb

Year
1997
Pages
295
Book Rate
7.20
S: Goodreads
Book
Hellboy
Author: Yvonne Navarro
Country: USA
First published in: 1997
Length: 295 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Hellboy Novels
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