#the engineers thumb

[holmesunenthusiast]

Okay but of all the stories Watson could pen why tf would he choose The Engineers Thumb 😭😭 absolutely fuckall happened. Dude showed up without a finger, told them an insane story from the POV of one of those ugly stress toys that get exploded in hydraulic press tiktok bot videos, and...? That's it 💀 they tried to find the criminals and the MFS already burnt the house down and escaped. The only thing Holmes deduced was that the murderers don't live eight miles from the station but actually just two feet. No payoff. Victor didn't even get his money. 90% of it was a grwm storytime while my doctor sews up my finger and I tell you about the time I almost got flat stanleyed. The titular thumb wasn't even there.

[buppkizz]

Can you draw more Engi???? The way you draw him is so cute 🥰

thank u ^_^ okkkk i drew him for u since he's my favorite

[carpooling-the-internet]

Oooh definitely the engineer’s thumb… the scene where he’s trapped in the room is so scary!! And milverton as a character was haunting for sure. Just the whole concept of blackmail gives me chills

Reblog and say in the tags which Sherlock Holmes stories haunt you. Not necessarily the ones you like best, but the ones that keep playing in your mind and make you toss and turn at night and pull your hair and sob into your pillow. Please. I need to feel more normal.

[clearwingedmaven]

Okay so I'm doing research for my SH Fic and...

Some of the Paget drawings go hard and oddly terrifying. Case in point. This.

This is from the Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb.

[wolfram-but-art]

here's some text posts that remind me of tf2 mercs part one for now because i'm eepy [pt. 1] (<- you're here!) [pt. 2]

rebl > likes

links to original posts under cut

NUH UH (spiderman across the spider verse spoilers (?)) payphone mic so hear me out... you did WHAT

[blistering-typhoons]

the adventure of the engineer's thumb by sir arthur conan doyle

[blackramhall]

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - The Residence 01.07 directed by Jaffar Mahmood - written by Paul William Davies

----------------------------------------------------------- Whodunit fan? Find more mysteries on Blackram Hall. Avatar pic by Mitchell Turek

[thebluebase]

👍

[friendlyengie]

May I request a t4t engiespy? 🥺👉👈 Whichever way you wanna trans their genders works

They’re going to pride. Don’t ask me about engineers outfit . I don’t have a good reason for it.

[bork-pog]

"I'm going to doodle stex characters more!"

I say as I already mess up my CB design

The funky lighting was because the power went out ignore that

[crazycatmilo]

One of those hydraulic press videos where they crush random stuff but it’s that guy from The Engineer’s Thumb who threw MULTIPLE people in his fucking coin press

[ratxklng]

owennnnnn my weird little man

[ruderubicante]

Catching up with old feelings.

[galaxyseclipse]

serving absolute.... something, since 2018-ish

or a couple days ago if you wanna be more specific

[clearwingedmaven]

So we tied. And for the starting blog:

Favorite underrated Sherlock Holmes stories, and why you should read them!

1) The Five Orange Pips: Look. I am a sucker for examinations of consciousness, and this was like the first time we've seen Sherlock Holmes feel and seem human. Be vulnerable. Be angry, despairing, haunted, even. He's lost a client, and as far as we know, that's the first time that's ever happened to him. It's the first time he's failed at this magnitude.

And his rant to Watson before he goes to chase down Openshaw's killers is definitely a worthwhile read.

2) The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb: After doing the research for the fic, and finding the terrifying Paget drawing for this one, yeah, this one's good. It's a little bizarre, given the ending, but the implications of Colonel Stark still being out there, and maybe doing this to other people is chilling. If you like... well, horror, definitely worth a read.

3) The Adventure of the Naval Treaty: I don't see this one talked about a lot! I find the cottagecore aspects appealing, and the interwoven political intrigue and little bits of back story for Watson are fun, too. An absolute bonus is the ending: I would also be jumping up and down if I got my important document given to me for breakfast, and the monologue with the rose... also a plus!

4) The Adventure of the Lion's Mane: I do like cottagecore Holmes, I guess! I love this little story, especially that Holmes, despite being retired, still immediately rushes in to help solve this mystery. I feel like it's a great demonstration of Holmes's humanity and kindness, rather than just his logic and rationality.

5) The Problem of Thor Bridge: I can't say that this... elaborate plan made sense, but it was deeply intriguing. I love how again, it's a great showcase of Holmes’s humanity and kindness, and the woven cold blooded rivalry, and plotting made for an intriguing short story in the long run. Extreme bonus points for the Granada adaptation: Jeremy Brett strutting across the bridge was an incredible image.

And finally:

6) The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter: I really don't see people talking about this one, either! There were bits of mystery that were deeply intriguing, such as the papers that were left about, and it's a very bittersweet tale, but also as a deeply human tragedy. There's no real villain here(apart from Lord Mount-James), but there is death and despair with the death of Godfrey's young wife. If you like an angsty read, this is worth it.

And that's my two cents.

[bigdickevans]

i don’t know if this is gonna make sense but i feel like Wicked’s casting is bad for like. longevity. bc sure in the Movie Theater having the Movie Theater experience my ape brain goes oh! jeff goldblum! haha cool. then i exit the theater and turn on the soundtrack in the car. then i also listen to it the next day at home with earbuds. and maybe again the day after that in the shower with a speaker. and it’s like hmm. i don’t think seeing jeff goldblum as the wizard of oz is worth having mediocre moments in the soundtrack. that you should want me to listen to multiple times. “i thought he did fine!” fine? it’s. it’s Wicked. genuinely why on earth should i settle for “fine” ITS WICKED i feel like im going bananas.