Captain Basil
@rathbone2pick.bsky.social
Maine's leading detective for all things Sherlockian.
You can always learn more by visiting his house in Fairfield, Vermont
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
You can always learn more by visiting his house in Fairfield, Vermont
Casablanca, The Invisible Man, Lawrence of Arabia. What a filmography! What a life! Claude Rains was born on this day in 1889. He played Prof. Challenger in The Lost World and costarred with Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood. Not a Sherlockian career, but Sherlock adjacent.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Casablanca, The Invisible Man, Lawrence of Arabia. What a filmography! What a life! Claude Rains was born on this day in 1889. He played Prof. Challenger in The Lost World and costarred with Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood. Not a Sherlockian career, but Sherlock adjacent.
Just as the Christmas season extends to Epiphany, so too should the Halloween season continue until the birthday of "Dracula" author Bram Stoker on 11/8. I'm currently reading "Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula" by Christian Klaver. Not the best example of that subgenre, but it scratches an itch.
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just as the Christmas season extends to Epiphany, so too should the Halloween season continue until the birthday of "Dracula" author Bram Stoker on 11/8. I'm currently reading "Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula" by Christian Klaver. Not the best example of that subgenre, but it scratches an itch.
Branagh did it first
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Branagh did it first
I always liked superheroes. But A Death in the Family changed me from a casual reader to a rabid fan. I absolutely NEEDED this issue
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I always liked superheroes. But A Death in the Family changed me from a casual reader to a rabid fan. I absolutely NEEDED this issue
From Agincourt to Baker Street or wherever the game’s afoot…Happy Saint Crispin’s Day!
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
From Agincourt to Baker Street or wherever the game’s afoot…Happy Saint Crispin’s Day!
Spider-Man (from the storyline where he sprouted extra arms) meets Brundlefly (from The Fly). “Been there.”
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Spider-Man (from the storyline where he sprouted extra arms) meets Brundlefly (from The Fly). “Been there.”
Leapfrog…as seen in the comics and the She-Hulk TV series
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Leapfrog…as seen in the comics and the She-Hulk TV series
Maybe if the suit looked more like this?
October 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Maybe if the suit looked more like this?
The title of Morgan Talty’s book certainly alludes to that trope. But the title is where it ends. Talty isn’t a horror writer. He writes about the realities of the Indigenous experience. Sometimes it can be grim, but not in the sense of a slasher movie
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The title of Morgan Talty’s book certainly alludes to that trope. But the title is where it ends. Talty isn’t a horror writer. He writes about the realities of the Indigenous experience. Sometimes it can be grim, but not in the sense of a slasher movie
Not a swipe, but the basic composition reminds me of this gem that my childhood dentist kept in his waiting room among the grown-up magazines
October 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not a swipe, but the basic composition reminds me of this gem that my childhood dentist kept in his waiting room among the grown-up magazines
For reference, Kendra is on the left and Shiera is on the right
October 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For reference, Kendra is on the left and Shiera is on the right
Love the musical version
October 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Love the musical version
Not the most accurate likeness…
October 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Not the most accurate likeness…
Took my pic on a late August day in Vermont
October 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Took my pic on a late August day in Vermont
Hmmm…seems familiar
September 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hmmm…seems familiar
Where have I seen this before?
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Where have I seen this before?
Recovering today from a wild Michaelmas of watching Hound of the Baskervilles and eating blackberry pie. A real Sir Hugo-style rager!
#Michaelmas #Baskervilles #SirHugo #SherlockHolmes
#Michaelmas #Baskervilles #SirHugo #SherlockHolmes
September 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Recovering today from a wild Michaelmas of watching Hound of the Baskervilles and eating blackberry pie. A real Sir Hugo-style rager!
#Michaelmas #Baskervilles #SirHugo #SherlockHolmes
#Michaelmas #Baskervilles #SirHugo #SherlockHolmes
I also recently paid my respects to Claude Rains. Not a Sherlockian actor but a repeat costar of Basil Rathbone. And Rains also played Professor Challenger in the 1960 film adaptation of The Lost World
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I also recently paid my respects to Claude Rains. Not a Sherlockian actor but a repeat costar of Basil Rathbone. And Rains also played Professor Challenger in the 1960 film adaptation of The Lost World
I’m glad you got to see Gillette’s stone in cleanlier condition than during my visit
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m glad you got to see Gillette’s stone in cleanlier condition than during my visit
Badger was published by First, not Wonder
September 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Badger was published by First, not Wonder
