The Dread Within

The Dread Within was a non-canonical story published in Hellboy: Weird Tales #4. Jason Pearson both wrote and did the art for the story.

Plot Synopsis

Elizabeth Sherman is remembering her parents on the eve of her accidentally causing their deaths when she is dispatched on assignment to Portland, Oregon. There she discovers that the daughter of a family has become possessed by a demon and has taken her parents hostage in the house's basement. While engaged with the demon Sherman hits her head and begins to hear her fathers voice. He convinces her to fight and she is able to destroy the talisman of the demon thus freeing the young girl and save the family. Sherman is also able to gain a bit of closure in regards to the death of her parents.