The Speckled Band (1931 film) Rylott screams. Holmes, Watson, and Helen enter his room and discover Rylott dead from a snake bite. Holmes forces Ali, the servant, to charm the snake so they can put it in the safe. Violet's last words about a "speckled band" were in fact describing "a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India." The venomous snake had been sent to Violet's room by Dr. Rylott to murder her for her inheritance. Rylott had intended to do the same to Helen. The movie ends with Holmes conducting an experiment in Baker Street. Watson arrives dressed for a wedding, and Holmes therefore
The Monster (short story) the crew to kill themselves, while he returned to Earth and revived the race without the rest of the Ganae learning of their existence. The Monster (short story) "The Monster" is a science fiction short story by Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt, originally published in "Astounding" in August 1948. It was one of van Vogt's favorite stories. It was included in several anthologies, including 1952's "", sometimes under the title "Resurrection". It involves aliens who come across a long-dead Earth and explore it in an attempt to find out what killed the obviously intelligent life forms. Their exploration leads