The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 Terence Fisher 87 MIN

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

HORROR CENTRALITY
45 /100

While it uses Gothic mood, suspense, and a fearsome hound to heighten tension, the film's core identity is Holmesian detective investigation rather than a pure horror experience. Horror elements are meaningful but not fundamental.

GOTHIC HORROR
DREADPICK SUMMARY

Best for viewers looking for a light on scares, atmosphere-heavy, slow-burning and low-gore horror movie.

DREADPICK
SCARINESS 20
TENSION 40
DREAD 60
GORE 0
ATMOSPHERE 80
PSYCHOLOGICAL 20
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DIRECTOR Terence Fisher
STUDIO Hammer Film Productions
RELEASE 1959
RUNTIME 87 min

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