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Charles Prepolec

@sherlockeditor.bsky.social

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Editor on the 'Gaslight Sherlock Holmes' series, 'Professor Challenger: New Worlds, Lost Places' and 'Beyond Rue Morgue' anthologies. Mostly, I just like to read... but will rage about Canadian politics as a federal Liberal and AB NDP supporter in Calgary.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · May 31

"There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again." - Lord John Roxton in The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle. Illustration by Harry Rountree.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 21h

In the mood for a bit of Buchan today, so revisiting what is probably my fave of his ‘strange’ stories, ‘No-Man’s-Land’.

Good intro from James Machin. Amused by the obligatory Doyle/Sherlock Holmes reference practically right out of the gate. 😉

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

"Mr. Poilievre knows all of that because he’s not stupid. But he seems to think the people listening to him are." Nice to see Poilievre called out for a change. His fantasist approach to everything is beyond tiresome at this point. Canada is not broken, but Poilievre seems to be.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

After Trump visit, Poilievre blames Carney for everything under the sun, including sunburn

The Conservative Leader isn’t stupid. He just thinks the people listening to him are

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't seen Norwood as Sherlock Holmes, you really need to check out The Sign of Four on YouTube: youtu.be/KtsSS6Fxjlg

THE SIGN OF FOUR (1923)

YouTube video by Henry Nicolella

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

The incomparable Norwood appeared as Sherlock Holmes in forty-five short films and two feature-length films between 1921 and 1923. He also played Holmes on stage in 1923-4 in The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

"He has that rare quality which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly when he is doing nothing." - Arthur Conan Doyle

Born #OTD in 1861 actor Anthony Edward Brett (11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948), better known by his stage name - Eille Norwood.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

"Without legislated accountability, the province risks losing Ottawa’s support for pipelines and carbon capture projects, along with private investment from companies under pressure to prove climate compliance."

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 2d

I agree wholeheartedly with this piece from Lennie Kaplan -- who, it should be said, used to work for the War Room.

troymedia.com/politicslaw/...

Alberta wants pipelines. Ottawa wants proof

Lennie Kaplan • Without it, Alberta’s so-called “Grand Bargain” won’t hold

troymedia.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 1d

She wants a fight with Ottawa, not a pipeline. And she’ll do almost anything — including damaging the prospects of a new pipeline — to make it happen.

St. Albert Gazette @stalbertgazette.bsky.social · 1d

BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision

Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision

Premier Danielle Smith's office says the decision to build a pipeline lies solely with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 1d

Just in from Blackwell’s UK. Shipped Sept 30, expected them stuck in postal strike, but, nope, delivered by Landmark courier. I love Buchan’s weird fiction (he was Governor General of Canada 1935-1940) and This Way Lies Madness features stories by a number of folks whose writing I very much enjoy.

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 2d

Good old King Yrcanos. My illustration for a Doctor Who fanzine way back when...

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 2d

Wishing a happy 89th birthday (b. October 9, 1936) to the living legend that is the one, the only, Brian Blessed! 🙂

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 4d

The latest from Angela Slatter. Will get into it this afternoon. Looks to be perfect October reading. Titan sure is doing some nice work in producing these lovely little hardcover novellas lately.

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Given the recent announcement that this year’s Ghost Story for Christmas adaptation is of E.F. Benson’s ‘The Room in the Tower’ today seems a good day to re-read some Benson. Happily, I have the 1912 first edition handy. 😉

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Here's to the memory of Sidney Paget (4 October 1860 – 28 January 1908) on the anniversary of his birth. The first illustrator to truly influence and shape the image of Sherlock Holmes in the minds of the reading public.

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 24d

The British Library have just sent me photos of ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE - it has been printed!!!

EMINENT ANTHOLOGIST

Aww yeah.

#FESTIVESHINYSHINY

Book out October 16, pre-order your copy from links below:

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Mick Garris @mickgarris.bsky.social · 27d

At the UK Masters of horror dinner
FRONT ROW
James Moran
Stephen Volk
Naomi Wright
Ashley Thorpe
Jed Shepherd
Me
Marko Mäkilaakso
Ethan Evans
Jessica Bartlett
Lesley Manning

BACK ROW
Steve Pemberton
Jeremy Dyson
Reece Shearsmith
Neil Marshall
Christopher Smith
Paul Davis
Juan Martinez Moreno

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 26d

‘Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes’ new book, first part (of 2) of a new story (set in Scotland) "THE NIGHTMARE OF LOCH LEATHAN" will be out in French version Dec. 5th from Ankama Editions

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 26d

Check your email, check your spam folder — a newsletter went out last night announcing the next Parker novel: hosted.verticalresponse.com/205621/d24c9...

The U.S. cover of A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD: A Charlie Parker Novel by John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Instruments of Darkness, shows a river flowing red under a cloudy night sky.

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 27d

...as well as in 15 more original stories (with Andrew Sachs as Watson) by Bert Coules. Merrison also appeared as Bartholomew Sholto in the 1983 television adaptation of The Sign of Four, with Ian Richardson as Holmes. Visit merrisonholmes.com for info on the BBC Radio series.

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 27d

A happy 80th birthday to the excellent Clive Merrison born #OTD 15 September 1945. Merrison famously gave voice to Sherlock Holmes (alongside the late Michael Williams as Watson) in the fine BBC Radio dramatizations of all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories...

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 29d

Billionaires keeping us busy with culture wars to avoid tackling the real problems - them!

Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · Sep 12

It was #OTD 30 years ago that Jeremy Brett (3 Nov 1933 – 12 Sept 1995) died. His portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the Granada series defined the character for a whole generation of television viewers. Here’s my old pen & ink tribute sketch from 1995.

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

BOUND IN BLOOD is now out in paperback! 🩸

A chilling anthology of nineteen stories of cursed and haunted books; featuring malevolent second-hand books, cursed novelizations, unsettling journals and the end of the world.

Order now: https://tinyurl.com/2wrcer9f

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · Sep 5

The artist of one of my favorite paintings, Caspar David Friedrich (September 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840), was born #OTD in 1774. The painting is, of course, Friedrich's 1818 composition - Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog).

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · Aug 30

The 'birth' of my fave Sherlock Holmes tale and Wilde's only novel took place at the Langham Hotel #OTD in 1889...

"Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle dined here with the publisher of 'Lippincott's Magazine' on 30 August 1889, a meeting that led to 'The Sign Of Four' & 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray'"

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · Aug 30

Born #OTD Mary Shelley (30 Aug 1797 – 1 Feb 1851)
"The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).