Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terrifying Crooked Man in Mignola and Richard Corben's original series and the inspiration for the new film. In the sequel by Mignola and Zach Howard, Hellboy confronts the folk legend again when someone - or something - has moved into the Crooked Man's backwoods mansion with wicked intentions. Collects Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1 #3, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb #1-#2.
