r/Holmes
7k members
r/Holmes is a subreddit with 7k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses sherlock holmes, holmes, sherlock, books, and adaptation, and they frequently recommend/review android games.
A subreddit for the discussion of anything relating to Sherlock Holmes.
Please tag all spoilers like this: [spoiler](#s "spoiler goes here")
Related:
Sherlock - For discussion on the BBC TV show Sherlock. (Feel free to discuss the show here, but /r/Sherlock is for the show exclusively.)
Popular Themes in r/Holmes
#1
Advice Requests
: "‘Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ and the other real female sleuths who were written out of history"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "What story did you want to see that the Jeremy Brett series didn't film?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Any good Android games for Sherlock fans ?"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "A Sherlock Holmes Story Handwritten by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Could Net $1.2 Million at Auction"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Baker Street Breakouts: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure is coming to Playstore and Steam on November 13th 🕵️♂️"
1 post
#6
News
: "The new CW show Sherlock & Daughter will be premiering on April 16, but I have one problem with it."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Holmes
#1
Sherlock Holmes
: "The 1887 edition of the Beeton's Christmas Annual, which published the first ever Sherlock Holmes story titled, 'A Study in Scarlet'"
120 posts
#2
Holmes
: "Sherlock Holmes turns 170 years old today! To celebrate here are a number of depictions throughout the years"
101 posts
#3
Sherlock
: "Sherlock Holmes turns 170 years old today! To celebrate here are a number of depictions throughout the years"
89 posts
#4
Books
: "If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes and old gothic horror monsters, these Books are great!"
25 posts
#5
Adaptation
: "Questionnaire - Video games Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories"
25 posts
#6
Mystery
: "The Beekeeper's Picnic - A cosy Sherlock Holmes point and click game 🐝"
22 posts
#7
Watson
: "Jude Law played the character of Joe Barnes in the Granada TV series Sherlock Holmes in 1991, and then played Dr. Watson 18 years later in Guy Ritchie’s 2009 Sherlock Holmes."
17 posts
#8
Series
: "Come join us watching the Geoffrey Whitehead Sherlock Series - all welcome"
15 posts
#9
Book
: "Just got a set of Holmes Book.."
13 posts
#10
Movie
: "Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Detective Hound’ to screen in Japan for 40th anniversary"
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/Holmes
Android Games
2 reviews
#1
Murder in the Alps
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Baker Street Breakouts
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Holmes
#1
Adaptations
: "Holmes reuniting with Ms. Hudson has to be one of the most wholesome moments:"
30 posts
#2
Sherlock Holmes Canon
: "A Study in Scarlet"
11 posts
#3
Others
: "Has Anyone Been to the Holmes Cape May mystery weekends?"
9 posts
#4
Pastiches
: "If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes and old gothic horror monsters, these books are great!"
8 posts
#5
Arthur Conan Doyle
: "Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Refugees” was returned to library more than eight decades after its due date. "
8 posts
#6
Discussions
: "/r/bookclub is going to read A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of Four during September"
6 posts
#7
Articles
: "‘Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ and the other real female sleuths who were written out of history"
5 posts
#8
Artwork
: "something I painted in my room."
2 posts
#9
Video Games
: "Any good Android games for Sherlock fans ?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Holmes
Yearly
+487 members(7.0%)
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Last updated: August 15, 2026