Cross-media picks for Arthur Conan Doyle fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
These picks share a fascination with razor-sharp deduction, Victorian atmosphere, and the thrill of a mystery that rewards close attention. Whether the setting is fog-shrouded Baker Street, a moonlit moorland, or a locked room aboard a night train, the through-line is the same: a brilliant, restless mind working a problem nobody else can crack. Fans drawn to intricate plotting, eccentric genius, and the satisfying snap of a case resolved will feel immediately at home across all of these films, series, games, and books.
Film
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Moriarty's bid to humiliate Holmes with the perfect crime makes this a pure battle-of-wits thriller.
Film
Terror by Night
A priceless diamond and a murder on a sealed overnight train — classic locked-room tension with Holmes and Watson.
Film
A Study in Terror
Holmes pits his deductive method against the Whitechapel murders in a genuinely dark, atmospheric mystery.
Film
Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea
A stolen ruby, Professor Moriarty, and a young pickpocket redeemed — charming adventure with the full detective formula.
Film
Silver Blaze
A country-house double murder draws Holmes back to the Baskerville world, blending racing drama with deduction.
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A family curse, a menacing hound, and a gothic estate — the definitive Holmes supernatural-dread mystery.
Film
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
A missing husband, a mysterious woman, and Loch Ness give Holmes a playful yet genuinely puzzling case.
Film
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2
Late, lesser-known Doyle stories united by looming world war give Holmes a grander, more conspiratorial canvas.
Series
Sherlock Holmes
A young Holmes and Watson in Victorian England tackle crimes with fresh, unguarded energy.
Series
Houdini & Doyle
Doyle himself partners with Houdini to probe cases where the rational and the supernatural collide.
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes's casework spans private clients and baffled Scotland Yard, delivering classic deductive-detective atmosphere.
Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Victorian literary detectives who rivalled Holmes — an anthology series perfect for fans of period mystery fiction.
Series
Young Sherlock
A raw, youthful Holmes embroiled in a globe-spanning conspiracy — the detective's origin story told with urgency.
Series
The Leaking Bookstore
A real-world crime mirrors a Sherlock Holmes novel, blurring fiction and detection in an intriguing meta-mystery.
Series
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
A gallant English hero and his league of daring allies — swashbuckling adventure in the Holmes-era mould.
Series
Sherlock Hound
Steampunk London, a bumbling Moriarty, and detective duo at their best — inventive animated fun for any Holmes fan.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
Play a young, rebellious Holmes solving his first case — a personal origin mystery with real investigative depth.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Directly inspired by Doyle, this adventure casts you as Holmes hunting the truth behind a nobleman's suspicious death.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
A society reception, a gunshot, and layered suspects — a methodical point-and-click detective mystery.
Game
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Holmes falls under suspicion of crimes and must clear his name — a compelling inversion of the detective formula.
Game
A Detective's Novel
A country-house death surrounded by suspects — intimate, atmospheric puzzle-solving in a classical mystery setting.
Game
Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles
Fog-shrouded moorland and a supernatural hound make this puzzle adventure true to the novel's gothic dread.
Game
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Holmes investigates the Jack the Ripper murders — grim, historically grounded, and genuinely unsettling.
Game
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition
Holmes returns in this atmospheric point-and-click adventure that pushes the detective into darker, stranger territory.
Book
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
All four novels and fifty-six stories in one volume — the complete source of everything Holmes fans love.
Book
Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)
Adventures, Case-Book, *Hound of the Baskervilles*, *Valley of Fear* and more — the full Holmes canon under one cover.
Book
The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes
Golden-age crime fiction from the era when Holmes reigned — brilliant rival detectives in their own short stories.
Book
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Period detective stories by Holmes's literary contemporaries — the breadth of Victorian mystery fiction at its best.
Book
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter / Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton / Adventure of the Beryl Coronet / Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb / Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez / Adventure of the Priory School / Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist / Red-Headed League)
Eight classic cases — from the Red-Headed League to Black Peter — showcasing Holmes's method at its sharpest.
Book
Sherlock Holmes. The Complete Novels and Stories II
The second half of the complete Holmes canon, including *The Hound of the Baskervilles* and *The Valley of Fear*.
Book
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
A Doyle short story from *The Strand* — a murder case whose resolution hinges on a hidden past.
Book
The Sherlock Holmes Handbook
A practical companion to Holmes's methods — ciphers, disguises, forensics — a delight for detective enthusiasts.
Start with the 1984 TV series Sherlock Holmes for a faithful period adaptation, or try Houdini & Doyle for a fresh angle that places Doyle himself at the centre of unsolved cases. Both capture the mix of rationalism and mystery that defines the Holmes stories.
Several excellent ones exist. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is a strong entry point — an origin story with real investigative mechanics — while The Testament of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper offer darker, more elaborate cases for series veterans.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes collects all four novels and fifty-six stories in one place — the essential starting point. The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes then broaden the horizon with golden-age contemporaries writing in the same tradition.