Hellboy(2019)
2019 · Neil Marshall · 121 min
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Fantasy · Horror · Action · Adventure
5.63.8k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Hellboy scares
Hellboy (2019) is more of a monster-action romp than a true horror movie, packed with demons, witches, and creatures thrown at the screen for shock and spectacle rather than dread. The pace is loud and fast, with gross-out gore and sudden creature reveals instead of slow tension or building unease. It's the kind of movie you watch for messy, over-the-top fun, not something that gets in your head or stays with you after the credits roll. Good for fans of comic book action who want blood and monsters without any real emotional weight.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Hellboy rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 70 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A gory, action-heavy romp that keeps hitting hard set-pieces throughout with little true calm, building to a chaotic, all-out finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Hellboy?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Hellboy rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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