Sherlock Holmes: The Scarlet Claw / The House of Fear

'The Scarlet Claw' (1944) - The village of La Morte Rouge in Canada has an old legend about a marsh monster. Many residents are afraid that the monster has come back. Their worst fears seem to be confirmed when Lady Penrose (Gertrude Astor) is killed in the manner described in the legend. Eerily, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) receives a letter that the dead woman had written before she died, begging for his help and protection. When Holmes goes to the village to investigate, he finds himself hunting a determined murderer who is also a master of disguise. 'The House of Fear' (1944) - In a gloomy mansion in the west of Scotland, the seven members of the Good Comrades Club are dining. One of them receives a curious death threat: an envelope containing seven orange pips. He dies the next night in a car crash. At his funeral another member receives an envelope with six pips, and ten days later his body is recovered from the sea. As suspicion arises, Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate and hopefully prevent more mysterious deaths!