Episode 321: Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire

by Scott Monty October 30, 2025

“An expression of the most dreadful horror.” [HOUN] 

Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire, a new, two-volume collection that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Gothic tales through the lens of Sherlock Holmes. Our guest Margie Deck discusses how Doyle’s eerie, atmospheric stories — often overshadowed by Sherlock Holmes — reveal the author’s deeper fascination with mystery, psychology, and the supernatural. 

We talk about the creative process behind pairing each original tale with a modern Holmesian retelling, the challenges of preserving Gothic dread while introducing rational deduction, and how contributors balanced Doyle’s voice with their own. Our conversation sheds light on what might be lost and gained when the world’s greatest detective steps into the shadows of Conan Doyle’s darker imagination — and why these stories continue to inspire new interpretations more than a century later.

Once again, we give you a glimpse of Sherlockian society activities, this time in the second half of December in "The Learned Societies" segment. Madeline Quinones is back with "A Chance of Listening," and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by November 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.

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Links

• Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire (Amazon)
• "The Terror of Blue John Gap" annotation project (ACD Society)
• Episodes mentioned in this show:
• Episode 57: A Sherlockian Halloween
• Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec
• Episode 248: The Sherlock Home
• Other links:
• A Chance of Listening: Sherlock & Co.
• The Learned Societies: Sherlockian Calendar
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