One of four crime novels starring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles
was originally serialised in The Strand Magazine Aug. 1901 to Apr. 1902. The curse of the Baskervilles began in the 17th Century, when Sir Hugo swore he would give his soul to possess the beautiful daughter of a yeoman. He captured her, but she escaped. He saddled his horse and chased the girl over the moors until she dropped dead from exhaustion ... and then a black hell-hound appeared, with eyes like fire, and ripped out Hugo's throat.To date, there are some 25 film and TV adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Some notable examples:
Now, years later, the Hound has returned. Already it has caused the death of Hugo's descendant, Sir Charles Baskerville. Can Sherlock Holmes stop the curse before it claims Henry Baskerville, the heir of Sir Charles?
The Hound of the Baskervilles 
(1939, Twentieth Century Fox)
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959, Hammer Films)
Director: Terence Fisher
Starring: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1978, MGM)
Director: Paul Morrissey
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1983, Granada Television)
Director: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1988, Granada Television)
Director: Brian Mills
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(2002, Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC)
Director: David Attwood
Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart
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(1904)
Complete series to date of mysteries starring forensic entomologist Nick Polchak (a.k.a. the Bug Man). Written by Tim Downs:
(2003)
(2004)
(2006) - cameo appearance
(2007)
(2008)
(2009)
(2011)
