 The cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Michael Reaves,John Pelan (editors) |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Jude Palencar |
| Language | English |
| Series | Cthulhu Mythos,Sherlock Holmes |
| Genre | Mystery,Horror,Crossover |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | September 30, 2003[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-45273-3 |
Shadows Over Baker Street is ananthology edited byMichael Reaves andJohn Pelan andcombining the worlds ofH.P. Lovecraft'sCthulhu Mythos andArthur Conan Doyle'sSherlock Holmes stories. Reaves and Pelan contributed the introduction. The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle approved the book's publication.
| Title | Year set | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Study in Emerald" | 1881 | Neil Gaiman | Won the 2004Hugo Award for Best Short Story |
| "Tiger! Tiger!" | 1882 | Elizabeth Bear | |
| "The Case of the Wavy Black Dagger" | 1884 | Steve Perry | |
| "A Case of Royal Blood" | 1888 | Steven-Elliot Altman | Narrated byH.G. Wells |
| "The Weeping Masks" | 1890 | James Lowder | |
| "Art in the Blood" | 1892 | Brian Stableford | |
| "The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone" | 1894 | Poppy Z. Brite, David Ferguson | |
| "The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" | 1894 | Barbara Hambly | Thomas Carnacki is one of the main characters |
| "The Mystery of the Worm" | 1894 | John Pelan | Dr. Nikola also appears; an annotated version of this story was published inStudies in Modern Horror, issue no. 3 |
| "The Mystery of the Hanged Man's Puzzle" | 1897 | Paul Finch | |
| "The Horror of the Many Faces" | 1898 | Tim Lebbon | |
| "The Adventure of the Arab's Manuscript" | 1898 | Michael Reaves | |
| "The Drowned Geologist" | 1898 | Caitlín R. Kiernan | |
| "A Case of Insomnia" | 1899 | John P. Vourlis | |
| "The Adventure of the Voorish Sign" | 1899 | Richard A. Lupoff | |
| "The Adventure of Exham Priory" | 1901 | F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre | |
| "Death Did Not Become Him" | 1902 | David Niall Wilson,Patricia Lee Macomber | |
| "Nightmare in Wax" | 1915 | Simon Clark |
A multitude of works not authored by Doyle have involvedscience fiction andsupernatural elements. In terms of the Mythos, specifically, theAndy Lane novelAll-Consuming Fire also combines Sherlock Holmes with the Mythos. As part of theVirgin New Adventures line, it also takes place in the "Whoniverse" introduced byDoctor Who and stars theSeventh Doctor from that series.
The 2007adventuregameSherlock Holmes: The Awakened involves the Mythos,Cthulhu specifically. A remastered version appeared in 2008 anda remake in 2023.
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