Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Movie, 2007, Animated, Set in A haunted house, and 1939
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron is #3 of 6 in release order and #3 of 6 in chronological order in the Hellboy.
The story
When Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are assigned to investigate the ghost-infested mansion of a publicity-hound billionaire, they uncover a plot to resurrect a beautiful yet monstrous vampire from Professor Bruttenholm’s past. But before they can stop her bloodbath, Hellboy will have to battle harpies, hellhounds, a giant werewolf, and even the ferocious goddess Hecate herself.
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron recap
Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) takes Professor Trevor Bruttenholm (John Hurt) and his team to a haunted mansion tied to a vampire he fought in 1939. Victor Cook directed this second animated film, which premiered on Cartoon Network and draws on the Wake the Devil comic. Flashbacks, played in reverse order, show young Broom tracking Erzsebet Ondrushko (Kath Soucie), a countess who bathed in her victims' blood, through an Eastern European village. In the present, billionaire Oliver Trumbolt has bought her relics for a Long Island house he wants to sell as haunted, and Broom insists on joining Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) and rookie Sydney Leach. Ghosts of the countess's victims warn them off, harpy witches carry Abe away, and the groundskeeper turns out to be Father Lupescu, the village priest, turned into a werewolf. Hellboy meets the goddess Hecate (Cree Summer) underground. Stands alone; it follows Sword of Storms only in release order.
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron ending explained
Hellboy: Blood and Iron ends with Erzsebet rising in Trumbolt's drained blood, only to wither again because Broom laced it with holy water; he stakes her and she crumbles. Freed, her victims' spirits leave the house. Hecate takes over the iron maiden and attacks, and a badly hurt Hellboy drags her into daylight, driving her back to her own realm. The last shot finds Broom sitting by Hellboy's bed. Plans for a third animated film never went ahead.
Where to watch Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron is streaming on The CW, Hoopla, YouTube (free), Plex, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms, before Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
- Chronological order: after Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms, before Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
What to watch before Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
In release order, the essentials before Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) are Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006).
Cast
- Ron Perlman as Hellboy (voice)
- Selma Blair as Liz Sherman (voice)
- Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voice)
- John Hurt as Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
- Peri Gilpin as Professor Kate Corrigan (voice)
- J. Grant Albrecht as Oliver Trombolt (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Tom Manning (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Anna / Harpy-Hag #2 (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Sydney Leach / Anna's Fiance (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Erzsebet Ondrushko (voice)
- DeeDee Rescher as Harpy-Hag #1 (voice)
- Cree Summer as Hecate (voice)
Directed by Victor Cook, Tad Stones.