A Far Out Fantastic Site

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Sorry for posting so late in the week. But I thought I would time the release of this post perfectly by releasing it on the birthday of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, most famously known for his Sherlock Holmes stories and books. And I timed it perfectly just in time: it was only this morning that I found out today was his birthday, a day popularly known as "Sherlock Holmes Day"!  Sir Doyle was born May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Although he was best known for his Holmes detective stories, he also wrote several works of science fiction and even some horror. His most famous work of science fiction is the novel, "The Lost World" (1912), the first book of the Professor Challenger trilogy. The other two are "The Poison Belt" (1913) and "The Land of Mist" (1926). His horror includes short story "Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" (1924) and novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1901).  Here at the Fan...

Credit: Pixabay No, I’m not reposting the Book-To-Movie from three months ago. This week’s Book-To-Movie is reviewing a different film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. Last time, we reviewed the 1939 adaptation starring Basil Rathbone. This time we’re reviewing Hammer Studios’ 1959 version starring that other big name in horror, Peter Cushing. Last time, I said I hadn’t seen this version. But only a week ago I came across it on the streaming video website, Tubi . It was under the category of movies that are “Leaving Soon”. So, I thought if I wanted to see it for free then I’d better watch it right away and so did. (Don’t get me wrong, I don’t always go cheap. But, hey, who doesn’t like freebies?) This movie wasn’t a bad adaptation of the book. In fact, it only fell short of matching the quality of the 1939 film by a couple details.  The Book Because we went over the book, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, in the earlier Book-To-Movie, I’m only goi...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons I apologise for posting outside our regular post-day which is late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. However, I got behind on several things last week and so had to postpone the post to today.  I’ve been a reader of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books ever since I was 11. What I’ve always liked so much about the series is that, like a good horror story, the stories often take place in dark settings and involve bizarre cases. Conan Doyle’s novel, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, definitely contains these elements. It’s a detective story that crosses over into the gothic horror genre. Several movie adaptations of the novel have been made that go as far back as a 1915 German silent film. In 1959 Hammer Studios released a version starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. As much as I’m a fan of the Hammer horror films, I have not seen that one yet. The only one that I’ve seen so far is the 1939 adaptation starring that other big name in classic...