For generations, the legend has been passed down
- a satanic tale of a gigantic hell-hound, a devil incarnate who stalks the wastes of Dartmoor wreaking a bloody & terrible vengeance on the Baskerville family.
What turns out to be one of the most interesting cases of the great detective's career begins when a country doctor visits Holmes & Watson in London. He brings with him the legend of the hound & news of the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles' heir, Henry, is arriving from America & the doctor is afraid for the young man's life. Holmes despatches Dr Watson to accompany them back to the dark & sombre estate in the Devon moor.
With peril at every turn & a murderous escaped convict at a large, the mystery deepens. Is the ancient legend true, or is the hideous creature merely a part of a sinister conspiracy whose origins are all too diabolically human?