This week Dark Horse Comics releases the conclusion of the most recent Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. miniseries, The Secret of Chesboro House. The two-issue series is co-written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, illustrated by Shawn McManus, colored by Dave Stewart, and lettered by Clem Robins. Today The Beat is pleased to present an exclusive preview of the forthcoming finale for the series.
Here’s how Dark Horse describes Hellboy & Th B.P.R.D.: The Secret of Chesbro House #2:
Hellboy is plunged headlong into the dark history of a haunted mansion, witnessing at last the dark truth behind the ghost in residence . . . and how it might be made to leave.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams with longtime collaborator Christopher Golden and artist extraordinaire Shawn McManus to bring you a brand-new frightful delight from the world of Hellboy!
Along with the preview, Golden told The Beat about he and Mignola’s influences for the series:
“There’s always a method to Mike Mignola’s madness. “The Secret of Chesbro House” is a sort of love letter to the movies and novels in this vein where people gather to hold a seance or investigate a haunted house, most especially The Legend of Hell House and The Haunting of Hill House. But it’s also a Hellboy story, and once you insert Hellboy you know you’re going to disrupt the usual way these stories go, so you know that the second issue is going to get really frickin’ weird.”
Check out the exclusive six-page preview of the final issue of the series, as well as a variant cover by Matt Smith, below. Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Secret of Chesbro House #2 arrives in stores on Wednesday, August 11th.
