The Adventure of the Speckled Band that of Dr Roylott. Holmes and Watson arrange to spend the night in Helen's room. In darkness they wait; suddenly, a slight metallic noise and a dim light through the ventilator prompt Holmes to action. Quickly lighting a candle, he discovers on the bell cord the "speckled band"—a venomous snake. He strikes the snake with a stick, driving it back through the ventilator. Agitated, it attacks Roylott, who had been waiting for it to return after killing Helen. Holmes identifies the snake as a "swamp adder" and reveals to Watson the motive: the late wife's will had provided an annual
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was the tale in the first season, second episode as "Fearnot". Shelley Duvall's TV show "Faerie Tale Theatre" adapted it as "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers" The episodic games of "American McGee's Grimm" on Gametap debuted with "A Boy Learns What Fear Is" on July 31, 2008. The MC Frontalot song "Shudders", from his album "Question Bedtime", is based on this story. The title is often varied for example by the band Wir sind Helden in their song "Zieh dir was an: Du hast dich ausgezogen, uns das Fürchten zu lehren..."(translated "Dress yourself, you have