The House of Fear (1945)

<p><em>There is a house in ol&apos; Scotland<br/>They call  it Drearcliffe Dùn<br/>And it&apos;s been the ruin of many a poor comrade<br/>And God, I know I&apos;m one</em><br/><br/><em>The House of Fear</em> is a 1945 film directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. It&apos;s the tenth film in the series starring Rathbone and Bruce, and loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle&apos;s short story &quot;The Five Orange Pips.&quot; Which is to say, both tales involve nefarious parties threatening victims via discarded bits of fruit!<br/><br/>In this rollicking and ridiculous movie, Holmes and Watson must investigate who&apos;s been bumping off&quot;good comrades,&quot; the name given to members of an exclusive club of single men living together in Scotland&apos;s remote and desolate Drearcliffe House. The murder vacation of a lifetime ensues, along with all manner of haunted. house silliness, complete with a Mrs. Danvers-esque ripoff for a maid, sinister chums, stereotypical Scottish locals, and, of course, Watson firing a gun at ghosts in the dark.<br/><br/>Listen to good comrades Áine and Kevin pipe up about pips, dream vacations, Irish step-dancing, and the Cleveland Torso Murders. Come make yourself at home in the house of fear!</p><p>Follow us on the usual social media suspects:</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/Mystery-to-Me-Podcast-105987494771196'>Facebook</a></li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/mystery_to_me_'>Twitter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/mysterytomepodcast/'>Instagram</a></li></ul><p>And send us mysterious and intriguing missives at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.<br/><br/><em>Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.</em></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https:/