![]() In order to do this he has had to tinker with the chronology of the Holmes canon. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows is the first of James Lovegrove’s Cthulhu Casebooks, which attempt to merge the Arthur Conan Doyle and HP Lovecraft literary lines and bring out the best in both of them. ![]() If that day comes then humanity will perish and in the meantime anyone who catches some knowledge of the gods will realise our cosmic insignificance and go mad. Lovecraft envisioned a number of Elder Gods, led by Cthulhu, who ruled over the Earth aeons ago and may do so again in the future. The American horror writer HP Lovecraft may not be as popular as Conan Doyle, but his Cthulhu Mythos is the inspiration for countless books. However, crime fiction lovers who don’t dip their toes into darker waters may be unaware that there is another author whose creations continue in a life of their own. This undying popularity seems to make Holmes’ original creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, unique. ![]() ![]() He is an iconic character that continues to capture the imagination of readers, writers and TV viewers alike. ![]() Written by James Lovegrove - Sherlock Holmes remains an enduring literary phenomenon. ![]()
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