August Derleth's Solar Pons stories are among the very few Sherlock Holmes pastiches actually worth reading. Well-crafted and very entertaining and they feel Sherlockian. Derleth doesn’t make the mistake of trying for a tongue-in-cheek flavour.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2015/03/august-derleths-return-of-solar-pons.html

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#FinlayFriday meets #MerMay part 2

Virgil Finlay cover painting for Fantastic Universe, July, 1957, which I guess is kinda-sorta illustrating August Derleth's Cthulhu Mythos story which was later changed to "The Seal of R'lyeh." I don't remember any mirror-obsessed mermaids from that but part of it does take place in the sea!

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The Shuttered Room (1967) is a Lovecraftian horror film and they're surprisingly rare. It might not be pure Lovecraftian horror but it at least manages a somewhat Lovecraftian feel, and it's thoroughly enjoyable, stylish and creepy.

Oliver Reed is one of the stars - always a plus. And he plays a wild rather crazed young man.

My review: https://princeplanetmovies.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-shuttered-room-1967.html

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