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SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES: THE HAUNTING OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE SINGULAR AFFAIR OF THE BACONIAN CIPHER
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- May 20, 2026
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🎙️ SHOW NOTES — "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes" A New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radio show at 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Podcast A Ghostly Visitor, a Terrified Client, and a Case That Tests Holmes's Logic Against the Supernatural In "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes," the great detective is confronted with something he has little patience for: a case steeped in superstition. A shaken visitor arrives at Baker Street claiming that a ghost — or something very much like one — has been pursuing him through the fog‑shrouded streets of London. Holmes, ever the rationalist, dismisses the supernatural explanation, but the details are strange enough to demand investigation. As he and Watson follow the trail, they encounter shadowy figures, eerie warnings, and a pattern of events that seem designed to unsettle even the most logical mind. The episode blends atmospheric tension with classic Holmesian deduction, building toward a revelation that strips away the "haunting" and exposes the very human motives lurking beneath it. Atmosphere: foggy, eerie, Victorian‑gothic Themes: fear as a weapon, misdirection, the clash between superstition and reason 🎙️ SHOW NOTES — "The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher" A Cryptic Message, a Literary Mystery, and a Crime Hidden in Plain Sight "The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher" begins with a puzzle tailor‑made for Sherlock Holmes: a mysterious cipher based on the writings of Sir Francis Bacon. When a coded message falls into Holmes's hands, it leads him and Watson into a world of literary obsession, academic rivalry, and a secret someone is desperate to protect. The cipher points toward a hidden truth — but also toward danger. As Holmes deciphers each layer, he uncovers a plot involving stolen…