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This collection brings the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes into a world of supernatural terror, blending logical deduction with Lovecraftian nightmarish realms. Authored by twenty leading horror, mystery, fantasy and science‑fiction writers, each story presents a fresh, original mystery that challenges Holmes’s razor‑sharp reasoning with enigmas that lurk beyond the grasp of ordinary sense and psyche.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Horror/Cosmic Horror
Authors: Michael Reaves
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