Things get uglier as Hellboy explores the decaying temple beneath the Cavendish mansion and discovers an ancient evil that threatens to unleash upon the world dark, unholy forces from the dawn of time, using Hellboy's companion Liz as its unwitting tool. Earth teeters on the brink of destruction, with only Hellboy, the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator, there to right the balance. Also featuring chapter three in the incredible origin of Monkeyman and O'Brien, wherein Monkeyman pits himself against the horrors of learning the English language.