A Study in Terror
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
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"Sherlock Holmes (John Neville) and Dr. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Between this movie and "Murder by Decree", this is the superior film. More dark humor, a better Holmes, and much more of a horror aesthetic. One could argue it is not a horror film, but I would strongly disagree... early on, we see a man in black gloves (but no face) shove a dagger through the skull of a victim. Another is stabbed and left discarded in a tub. This is very much on the periphery of the giallo or slasher film. There is some similarity between this and "Fr..."
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote a story in which Sherlock, a fictional character, worked on the real-life Jack the Ripper case. However, Dr. Joseph Bell, the real-life inspiration for Holmes, was consulted by Scotland Yard on the case.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.