*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*Holmes and Watson take on the mystery of several missing people, all the cases are linked and point to a group called the 'Order of the Gash'. Watson is sent to an asylum in France to find out more about the order whilst Holmes puts himself in increasing danger exploring Londons underworld for clues as to where the missing people have gone. He becomes obsessed with solving the puzzle box and like thos...

I think Billy Idol said that "too much is never enough" but I don't think he read Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell. This is an entertaining Holmes pastiche, to be sure, and it works up until the last 50 pages or so. Author Paul Kane sets the action some time after The Great Hiatus (when the world thinks Holmes is dead) and Kane strings some events from the Holmes canon together to give us an entirely new picture of the man himself. Purists may not appreciate this very much but I guarante...

As always this review is also on my blog: thetattooedbookgeek.wordpress.com.Give it a visit, you may like it! :)I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This book has a stunning looking cover, featuring a great artistic design that really stands out, incorporating a classic Holmes silhouette inside the middle of the Lament Configuration Puzzle Box from Hellraiser, really foreshadows what’s to come, drawing your attention in, saying look at me...

I'm going to paste in my Amazon review here, simply because I think you need to know if you're the right audience for this book or not: First off, there is a reason this book (as I write this) has reviews for 1, 4 and 5 stars, but no 2 or 3. It simply will not appeal to everybody. So let me start with a quick guide as to whether you should read it or not:1. You are a Holmes fan, but you don't like horror or Clive Barker:Under no circumstances read this book. You will hate it and it will be a was...

Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes to readers more than a century ago, and few other characters have proved to possess such longevity or elasticity. Just in my lifetime alone, I've seen Holmes presented as a youngster, a keen yet stuffy detective, a roguish brawler, and an occult detective. I can honestly say I never expected Holmes to come face to face with the Cenobites of Clive Barker's mythology, but Paul Kane corrected that in a mostly, and surprisingly, effective mashup.Holmes a...

Interesting mash of Holmes Vs Hellraiser

Author Paul Kane is an expert on all things Hellraiser. He combines Clive Barkers demonic creations with the world of Sherlock Holmes and creates a dark, exciting adventure for the famous detective. It all starts with a missing persons case, which draws Watson and Holmes into a strange and increasingly twisted underbelly of Victorian London. Will they be able to hold on to their sanity, as well as their souls?The two fictional universes are combined very well in this book. If you are a fan of ei...

An excellent, flawless co-mingling of the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart (or the Hellraiser franchise). Going in I had my doubts that this would work, but after reading Kane's tale, I found myself saying, "Why hasn't this been done before?" Kane does an amazing job of blending the mystery of the Lament Configuration into the great detective's world, but Kane also does much more than that, by taking Holmes' "obsession" with logic and crime-solving and making it t...

Muchas gracias to Netgalley for enabling me to get my hands on a free digital advance copy.When I first heard that Sherlock Holmes was being crossed over with HELLRAISER, my initial reaction was: THIS IS THE GREATEST IDEA EVER! Then I calmed down, regained my senses, and thought, "How, exactly?"I believe there is a way to make this crossover work, but, unfortunately, this isn't it. Paul Kane approaches the material more like a rabid fan than a professional storyteller, and the result is a book t...

I, um... so, you see... um... what the hell did I just read?So, imagine combining this: With this: Sherlock Holmes meets Hellraiser. This. Should. Not. Exist. If I made a list of the most unlikely literary crossovers... you know what, this wouldn't have made it. Why? Because I never would have thought of combining the two. It wouldn't have just seemed unlikely, it would have been closer to damn near impossible. Yet here we are. Plot: Moriarty is dead. Holmes has made his return from Reichenbach

Paul Kane‘s latest novel came out on July 12th 2016, and I’ve had the opportunity to review it thanks to Paul Kane, Rob Power and Rebellion Publishing/Solaris Books. The following will be a spoiler-free review:“Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell” uses two very well established literary characters, and mixes their worlds together in an extremely fun and refreshing mashup, using both literary universes to the story’s great advantage. The references to each are plentiful, but they grow organ...

this book was far better than I expected it to be. Sherlock acted and behaved exactly how he would in Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. it was a different mash up that I didn’t think would blend as well as it did. there is lots to enjoy whether if you’re a Holmes fan or Hellraiser fan. I was there is more books out there like this one.

I was just expecting a funny Holmes vs Pinhead crossover/mash up/pastiche.. what a surprise finding out this novel was far better than that!!! The author, maybe the most expert about Hellraiser mythos after Barker himself shows knowing for good Doyle's canon too and all rhe references to all movies, novels of both universes were just awesome: I missed the one about Holmes' sister, but the one about "Young Sherlock Holmes" and Barker's characters like Cotton and D'amour (and hidden Pinhead!!!) we...

I have a confession. Before reading this book, I had no clue who Paul Kane was. Apparently, to the people in the know, he is the leading guru on Clive Barker's Hellraiser films and mythos (outside of Barker, of course). So you'll have to excuse me for being late to the party. What I do know is that I love Clive Barker's Hellraiser films and I enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories. So when I stumbled across the title of this book, I was instantly intrigued. In what seems upon first glance as a farce, sta...

Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell. There is so just much potential in the concept. Handle it right, and you've got yourself a horror/mystery that is destined to become a genre staple. Fumble it at any point, however, and you have two separate camps of fandom ready to critique, condemn, and drag you to . . . well, Hell.Fortunately, Paul Kane knows his stuff, and what we have here is no mere imaginative lark. Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell is a very carefully constructed story tha...

Review from: http://www.cinemabluster.comAuthor Paul Kane is certainly no slouch when it comes to the world of Hellraiser and the Cenobites that reside within the series. Having written a rather lengthy collection, aptly titled The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy, to put it mildly, Kane is a bit of a historian on the subject. When I saw the announcement for his most recent novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, I knew this genre and character mashup would certainly be in good hands.

4.76Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell has a brilliant premise: Sherlock Holmes gets a the ultimate locked room mystery to solve: one where the disappearance is caused by none other than the cenobites from Clive Barker's Hellraiser mythos called forth from the Lament Configuration puzzle box. I am not a huge Barker or Hellraiser fan, and in fact beyond the original movie (seen like a billion years ago) and a short story here and there using either the Hellraiser world or references to it,

I had high expectations for this one. Maybe too high. But from the reviews here at GoodReads I expected a masterpiece.I'm a huge fan of both worlds/characters and for the first half of the book (which I call "the Sherlock half") they were met, but as soon as the story moves to Hell the suspension of disbelief falls apart. At least, for me, it did.I still enjoyed the novel and think it was a great experiment. If you're a fan it's definitely worth reading.So, like the 2-star rating says, it was OK...

As I haven’t read any Clive Barker yet, I didn’t particularly connected the story of Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell with a preexisting universe (other than Holmes’ of course). Nor did I need to, as the book reads itself very well without any knowledge of the Cenobites. The first part is captivating in a Lovecraftian way : months (years?) after the return of Sherlock, he and Watson work on several disappearances that seem simply not possible : people just vanish inside closed rooms, wit...

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SERVANTS OF HELL, by Paul Kane, takes place in the late months of 1895. How could anyone resist the "World's Greatest Detective" coming across the dreaded Cenobites from Clive Barker's Hellraiser series? The introduction was written by Barbie Wilde--an author, herself--and an actress cast as the female Cenobite in the movie Hellbound: Hellraiser II. I mention this because the introduction, in this case, was every bit as interesting as the book itself.The novel immediately...