Latin Quote at the Beginning of Hellboy

What was the inscription at Headquarters at the beginning of Hellboy? Dr. Froom translated it as something like, “When there is no light, darkness prevails.”

I could maybe help out. Do you remember what the quote itself was? I haven’t seen the movie myself.

It says something like, “In Absentia Lux Tenebrae Vincit.” This isn’t the exact quote; you’d have to correct the conjugation and you’d have it.

I haven’t seen the film in question, but the quote could be along the lines of:

In absentia lucis, tenebrae vincunt = in the absence of light, darkness prevails

or

In absentia lucis, tenebrae vincent = in the absence of light, darkness will prevail