Movie review - Holmes #10 - "Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear" (1945) ***

Another very strong Holmes entry, even if it doesn't quite reach the top rank. Based on Doyle's story the "Adenture of the Five Orange Pips" this has Watson and Holmes investigate the deaths of members of a secret society in Scotland. This is pleasingly creepy, mostly set in a cliff top castle with lots of lightning and thunderstorms, with Aubrey Mathers fun as a batty member of the society (although the support cast isn't as strong as in previous entries). There is a solid twist at the end. No war propaganda.