Ep. 46—HellBoy: Big Red Demon Boy Shaves Off His Horns? BLASPHEMOUS!

Romancing the Monsters Podcast

This demon boy from Hell who was raised to become a protector of humankind only really cares about two things: Liz Sherman and his cats. But, work comes first... Hellboy, Liz and their friend, Abe Sapian must work together to defeat the mystic Gregori Rasputin who wants to raise the Seven Gods of Chaos and bring about the destruction of humankind. Join us as we discuss our first movie on the podcast, we explore the question which we have long pondered on the podcast: what makes a monster vs. what makes a man. We also debate on worth of the self-sacrificing hero in fiction and wonder about the possibilities of Hellboy partaking in…copulation…? Trigger warning: mentions of Nazis, self mutilation, capitivity, refusal of self, death, and isolation. Movie of the Week: Hellboy, directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2004 Find us: E-mail—[e-mail] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.