Fate is Inexorable

Both were created by immensely powerful forces (the royalty of hell, the ancient god of the ocean depths) for purposes that are entirely dependent on one another: one is destined to destroy the modern world, the other destined to create a new Eden from the wreckage.

the color theory of red and blue in contrast but still matching, just like the stark difference in personality: Abraham’s violence and recklessness and calculated behavior and almost emotionless demeanor versus hellboys patience and kindness and impulsive, anger fueled outbursts and utter horror at the idea of harming the world in any way.

The religious symbolism of the name Abraham. The tenderness of their relationship. Their first meeting, even. Hellboy saying he was essentially a lab rat for so much of his life and that he can’t bear to see that happen to anyone else. Abraham saying that during his first years he was afraid of everything except hellboy. The way they fell into each others arms.

it’s not even homoeroticism; it’s something else entirely

The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964)

Silver Jews - New Orleans (1994)

Sorcerer: Okay, so to get this straight, we’re on a boat and there’s some random guy in a Ye Olde barrel -

Paladin: This is the year 1448, not the neolithic era; barrels exist, Sorcerer. Carpentry is a thing. No need to add the “Ye Olde.”

Monk: Yeah, Jesus was a carpenter, you know!

Paladin: Yeah, Jesus Christ, the guy who allegedly died 1400 years ago-

HORROR MOVIES + Titular Line