The Hound of the Baskervilles - 1959

Beware of the moor when the moon is high...

Nothing is quite so satisfying as watching this terrifying and exciting film on a saturday afternoon when the rain is tipping down outside and feeling thankful that you do not live near a moor!

Peter Cushing does a memorable performance as Sherlock Holmes and is rapidly becoming one of my favourite actors, also appearing in many other Hammer Horror productions. You may feel that a film cannot be truly terrifying unless it has blood, gore and massacre, well this film proves that this is not the case, and in fact some of the scariest films rely simply on atmosphere and tension. Lord Baskerville invites Holmes and Watson to Baskerville Hall to investigate the legend of the hounds that claim lives on the moor. Surely they are just fictional? Of course Holmes is always one step ahead of the rest...

I think Peter Cushing is one of the best representations of Sherlock Holmes that I have seen, (Basil Rathbone being the other). He acts with charm, wit and intelligence. The acting is strong, the story is strong, what more could you want?

Rating 4/5