#sherlock holmes 1922

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Sherlock Holmes (1922, dir. Albert Parker, American)

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Hooray! It's un-lost!

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Tinted lobby cards for Sherlock Holmes (1922)

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"I merely wanted to know you a little better."

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Almanach Vermot : Pour être Sherlock Holmes - samedi 11 mars 1922

Conan Doyle Si les hauts faits de Sherlock Holmes ont pu paraître impossibles à maints lecteurs, les expériences du docteur Gross, de Graz en Autriche, pourront peut-être leur faire croire que tout ne fut pas invention dans l’œuvre de Conan Doyle.   Le professeur Gross a fondé à l’université de Graz, un cours de criminologie, et a prouvé qu’il pouvait à la vue d’empreintes dire si l’homme qui…

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On June 11, 1922, The Devil's Foot debuted in the United States.

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Immortal, bloodthirsty creatures that feed on humans - they have sharp fangs and a hatred for sunlight and garlic.

Vampires might not be the hero you typically root for, but they have transfixed us for centuries.

The first short story about the monster written in the English language was John Polidori's The Vampyre in 1819.

More followed, with Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897 inspiring F.W. Murnau's silent film Nosferatu in 1922. This is now being remade by Robert Eggers and is set to be released in the UK in 2025, starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult.

But what's driving our hunger for vampire stories?

For writer and actor Mark Gatiss, his fascination with vampires started early. The co-writer of BBC drama series Sherlock and Dracula has been a "horror obsessive" for as long as he can remember.

Gatiss went on from a childhood love of scary stories to star as Dracula in an audio production, made a documentary on the monster as well as a 2020 BBC series, which sees the Count (played by Claes Bang) venture to London.

He says the opportunity to bring Stoker's iconic vampire to life felt "too good to be true".

"Like Sherlock Holmes, it's an imperishable myth and, really, if anyone gives you the chance to have a go at it - you have to do it," he explains.

Gatiss explains an image of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes "silhouetted against a doorway when he comes back from the dead with his collar up" helped spark the 2020 Dracula series with Claes Bang

Rolin Jones is an executive producer and a writer on the TV adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, based on Anne Rice's collection of novels.

The series, available on BBC iPlayer, follows vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (played by Jacob Anderson) who shares the story of his life and relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (played by Sam Reid) with a journalist.

He explains stories about the vampires "come back over and over again" because they "get in your bones and haunt you," with many raising questions of immortality, death and love.

The modern popularity of the figures can be seen on social media with #vampire having 2.7 million posts on TikTok.

Jones adds that each day he will see more people tattooing the characters' faces on their body, explaining "this is a rabid fan base".

"They're really tense and complex characters", Jones says

'Scared me to death'

While the characteristics of fictional vampires have changed throughout history - some burn to a crisp in the sunlight, others have famously sparkly skin - they have one thing in common: immortality.

Dr Sam George - an associate professor at the University of Hertfordshire who taught students about vampires in fiction - explains that part of the reason the monster endures is because they "get us to think about the big questions that concern us, ideas about ageing" as well as "what happens beyond the grave".

She adds that "the vampire's always been linked very strongly with disease, with contagion," adding that if we look back in history we can see that our interest in the immortal monster seems to pique around times of mass disease.

"When the first fictional vampire appeared in 1819, there was a strong link with tuberculosis," she says.

"Nosferatu is made to actually look like plague rats," Dr George explains

She adds that F.W. Murnau's silent film Nosferatu in 1922, centring on a character famous for the plagued rats he brought in his wake, came shortly after the Spanish influenza pandemic.

The academic adds that this is "really important to why vampires are so popular and on trend now, when you think of Nosferatu and its link to the plague, post Covid we're very interested in the vampire as contagion."

Executive producer Jones adds that a key point of interest for him lies in working out why vampires want to keep living. "You take mortality out of any drama, and it's quite interesting," he says.

Jones adds that Ms Rice herself wrote the novel after losing her daughter and that this sense of "grief and mourning" is "exceptionally articulated" in the book.

'They seduce you'

"There's this allure to them," Jones says of vampires - like Assad Zaman, who plays the vampire Armand and Jacob Anderson, who plays Louis de Pointe du Lac

While vampires may let us play out our fears about mortality and death, Jones adds that there is something else that draws us to the fanged figures.

"They're the sexiest, the most sensual of monsters," he says. "They seduce you."

Jones adds that when he first picked up the novel Interview with the Vampire, "it seemed to me what I was reading was this really repressed and really messy love story."

Dr George agrees, explaining "vampires have gotten younger and better looking over the years" and notes the difference between Nosferatu and Twilight's Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson).

The academic adds there has been "a shift" in the way people read vampire fiction, explaining there has been a lot of interest in the topic of sexuality and vampires, like the "queer family" presented in Ms Rice's novel. 

The combination of love and immortality, Dr George says, is also seen in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, which ran with the tagline "love never dies".

For Dr George, the "sense that the vampire can address a number of questions all at once," from death to love is the reason it stays with us today.

This article made me curious (I haven't put combination of some/all as an option as 100% would vote for it, as of course it isn't just one thing... so I ask the *most* significant thing for you)...

Edit to add that this is very difficult even for me to answer and I created the poll. Now, I'd say existential questions would be my top answer, but when I first read the books, it was the exploration of the outsider/difference I think for me, so perhaps that's the truest answer?

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Left: “Good night, Mr Sherlock Holmes” Scandal in Bohemia, Sidney Paget, The Strand, Jul/Aug 1891 Characters: Watson, Holmes, Irene Adler/Norton

Right: “"She assailed me like a madwoman, and I fled in terror. That's all I know," Miss Dunbar insisted.” Thor Bridge, GP Nelson, Hearst's International Feb-Mar 1922 Characters: Grace Dunbar, Maria Gibson

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A classic spooky season read. Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1922, is a chilling collection that bridges the worlds of classic horror and detective fiction. Known for his iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle also had a flair for stories of the eerie and inexplicable. This anthology of twelve stories showcases his ability to stir fear and intrigue, with tales that feature haunted locations, strange creatures, and unsolved mysteries. Whether you’re a fan of Gothic horror, psychological suspense, or old-school detective tales, Tales of Terror and Mystery delivers chills and thrills in equal measure. This book is a perfect read for anyone who enjoys classic literature that stands the test of time—and isn’t afraid of a little fright. Preview “I sank my throbbing head upon my shaking hands. And then, suddenly, my heart seemed to stand still in my bosom, and I could not even scream, so great was my terror. Something was advancing toward me through the darkness of the room.” Synopsis Tales of Terror and Mystery is a collection of twelve thrilling narratives, offering a mix of eerie ghost stories, hair-raising adventures, and baffling puzzles. From spectral figures haunting lonely corners to strange occurrences on the high seas, these stories will take you on a journey into a realm where nothing is as it seems. Whether you’re confronting the terrors of “The Horror of the Heights” or unraveling the enigmas of “The Lost Special,” every tale is bound to keep you on the edge of your seat. A Modern Reprint At Airleas Publishing we take every step possible to maintain the integrity and quality the author of Tales of Terror and Mystery intended. This means that the text in this story is unabridged and unchanged from the 1922 publication and has been professionally formatted for your classic literature and fiction enjoyment. Whether you’re looking for a gift for the classic gothic horror fan in your life or are simply wanting to indulge in some chilling supernatural short stories, Tales of Terror and Mystery will not disappoint.

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GUYS GUYS

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watching the new Public Domain Mickey Mouse shorts really makes you think

"This? This is what Disney was so desperately keeping a death grip on for 95 years!? A six minute cartoon of Mickey Mouse committing animal abuse for laughs and domestic violence between some chickens in a cock fighting ring while generic orchestral music plays in the background? This is what they gutted the Public Domain for?"

The ultimate irony is that most of the shorts are based on contemporary films that are far, far more entertaining and superior quality -- the difference between Steamboat Willie and Steamboat Bill Jr. is the size of the grand canyon,

and yet Disney, the megacorporation, wants to deny everyone else the opportunity to adapt works, when almost every single thing Disney makes it based on Public Domain works and them doing their best to restrict everyone else from doing the same??

Anyways, if this is the year you're first getting interested in the Public Domain, don't let the entertainment quality of the Mickey Mouse shorts dissuade you from engaging with works from this era --

https://archive.org/details/1929-08-06-say-it-with-songs-1929

https://archive.org/details/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925NewYorkGeneralReleasePrint_620

https://archive.org/details/1-sherlock-rec-20240207223141/Sherlock+Holmes+(1922)+.mp4

https://archive.org/details/SteamboatBillJr.19281080p_451

-- There are plenty of amazing emotional, serious, or hilarious movies from the 1920s and far before: those that survive should be treasured, and where we can, we should all do what we can to help preserve them for the future.

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The Adventure of the Final Problem: Edwards' Illustrations

While I'm still grieving and preparing myself to compare my edition in Spanish with the OG, I looked for more book illustrations.

This time I wanto to show Edwards' work for this story, a bit less known than Sidney's illustrations.

Harry Clay Edwards (1868-1922) was an American periodical illustrator and painter. Between 1894 and 1896, he did 27 illustrations for Arthur Conan Doyle's fictions in McClure's.

All the images are available here if you want to see them.

Holmes looks so tired D:

Is this Moriarty too handsome?

Mycroft! <3

Watson and the Italian priest

Holmes <3

Run!

This Moriarty looks like he could fight Holmes

And the moment of the duel...

THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTIIIIIING!!!!!! I love how Moriarty tries to use Holmes' clothes as a handle with his left hand on Sherlock collar while Holmes go directly to his neck and hair.

Sorry, but this but Moriarty fight like my classmates in primary school where was more important to mess your rival hair that leave bruises. Weird memories

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Directory

Hello! I figured its time to make a blog tag guide for all your post finding needs. All my posts are tagged with a shorthand tag, while original posts have more thorough tagging. I have also added a list of links to my various Holmes playlists, where you can watch adaptations and listen to themes.

Join the community @@holmesian-mantlepiece

All original posts: #sherlock holmes

#acd: posts referencing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, the original text of the ACD canon Holmes, or other mentions of specifically ACD Holmes. Original posts: #sir arthur conan doyle

#book cover: photos of book covers or spines (generally with the exception of comic books)

#newspaper: newspaper or magazine mentions of Sherlock Holmes

#advertising: advertising using Holmes imagery

#comics: comics or comic books referencing Sherlock Holmes. Original posts about the Dynamite comics: #dynamite holmes.

#museum: photos of the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.

#location: Holmesian locations other than the museum, often referring to the Sherlock Holmes pub, various cafes, or statues.

#paget: illustrations by Sidney Paget

#illustration: illustrations not by Sidney Paget.

#meme: memes and textposts

TV Shows and Movies (in chronological order)

William Gillette in plays (1899) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1916): #gillette

"Sherlock Holmes" with John Barrymore (1922): #barrymore

"Sherlock Jr." directed by and featuring Buster Keaton (1924): #jr

Arthur Wontner films "The Sleeping Cardinal" (1931), "The Missing Rembrandt" (1932), "The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case" (1932), "The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes" (1935), and "Silver Blaze" (1937): #wontner

"Sherlock Holmes" with Basil Rathbone (1939-46): #rathbone

"Sherlock Holmes" with Ronald Howard (1954): #howard #ronald howard

Christopher Lee in "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" (1962) and other productions: #lee

"Sherlock Holmes" with Douglas Wilmer (1964-1965, plus other appearances): #wilmer

"Sherlock Holmes" with Peter Cushing (1968): #cushing

"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" directed and written by Billy Wilder (1970): #tplosh #the private life of sherlock holmes

Theater productions (1970s) and "Interior Motives" (1976) with Leonard Nimoy: #nimoy

"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" written, directed, and featuring Gene Wilder (1975): #brother

"The Seven Percent Solution" written by Nicholas Meyer and featuring Nicol Williamson (1976): #seven percent

"Murder by Decree" with Christopher Plummer (1979): #decree #murder by decree

"Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" with Geoffrey Whitehead and Donald Pickering (1979): #whitehead

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" with Vasiliy Livanov (Soviet Holmes) (1979-1986): #livanov

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" with Tom Baker (1982): #baker

Ian Richardson in "The Sign of Four" (1983) and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1983) and other productions: #richardson

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" with Jeremy Brett (Granada) (1984-94): #granada #granada holmes

"Young Sherlock Holmes" directed by Barry Levinson (1985): #young #young sherlock holmes

"Detective Conan"/"Case Closed" manga by Gosho Aoyama (1994) and anime (1996): #case closed

"Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011) directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Robert Downey Jr.: #rdj

"Elementary" with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu (2014-2019): #elementary

"Moriarty the Patriot" manga (2016) and anime (2020): #ynm

#german: German productions of Sherlock Holmes, such as “Der Hund von Baskerville” (1937) and "Sherlock Holmes" with Erich Schellow (1967)

#animated: Animated series and references to Sherlock Holmes, such as "Sherlock Hound" (1984), "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986), and "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century" (1999)

#theater: Theater productions about Sherlock Holmes

#playbill: Playbills for Holmesian theater productions, including William Gillette's play

#radio: Audio series productions relating to Sherlock Holmes, including "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939-47), "Moriarty: The Devil's Game" (2022), and "Sherlock & Co." (2023)

#multi: posts that combine several adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in one.

Video Games- #video game: (mostly original) posts about video games

#frogwares: content pertaining to the Sherlock Holmes game series by Frogwares. Original posts are under #frogwares sherlock

#ace attorney: content relating to the game "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" (2021)

Merchandise- #merchandise: physical merchandise relating to Sherlock Holmes. A non-exhaustive list of subcategories:

#stuffed animal

#doll

#mini figure

#ceramics

#teapot

#ornament

#sweatshirt

#sweater

#tea blend

#playing cards

#other: Everything else! Usually non-listed adaptations or crossovers.

*Please note that none of my posts are intended to be advertisements or promotions, I just like collecting different interpretations of the great detective.

Links

My playlists:

Miscellaneous adaptations

German Holmes

Christmas with Holmes

Spotify playlist of musical themes

Other folks playlists I use for shows:

Granada Holmes

Howard/1954 Holmes

Douglas Wilmer Holmes (1964)

Young Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)

Sherlock Hound

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Sherlock Mondays (2023 verbal annotation of Holmes stories by the Rosenbach museum)

Sherlock Holmes audio dramas by Big Finish

My DMs, asks, and submissions are always open for those interested! Let me know if you'd like me to tag something for you, or find an adaptation for you. Ask questions, or just chat. See ya!

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"It's a world of strange complexities, Watson. At the beginning of the hour, I meet love. At the end, I meet most monstrous evil."

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jason todd's literature references <3

the jason todd is a nerd agenda

pride and prejudice by jane austen - batman and robin 2009 #23

richard iii by william shakespeare - batman incorporated 2012 #7

1984 by george orwell - batman & robin eternal #3

the man in the iron mask, the count of monte cristo, & the three musketeers by alexandre dumas - we are robin #7

beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche - red hood: outlaw 2016 #34

crime and punishment by fyodor dostoevsky - batman: urban legends #3

eichmann in jerusalem: a report on the banality of evil by hannah arendt - joker: the man who stopped laughing #8

hamlet by william shakespeare - detective comics 1937 #569

become what you are by alan watts - red hood and the outlaws 2016 #20

moby dick by herman melville - batman 1940 #367

sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle - batman 1940 #367

dracula by bram stoker (nosferatu is a 1922 movie adaption of dracula) - batman and robin 2009 #23

naomi and ely’s no kiss list by rachel cohn and david levithan (this was technically a plagiarized line but i'm taking it to mean that jason reads cheesy romance novels) - red hood and the outlaws 2011 #20

la bête humaine by émile zola - batman: legends of gotham

the prince by niccolò machiavelli & the art of war by sun tzu - red hood and the outlaws: rebirth

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On May 21, 1922, The Devil's Foot debuted in New York City.