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     • In Penny Dreadful, death is the only answer. How intensely and delightfully gothic. The gothic genre started as an offshoot of Romanticism, weaving stories rife with ancient horrors, dark passions, and doom. It was bloody, but the focus was never on the gore.
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   How Gothic is Penny Dreadful?

   • In Penny Dreadful, death is the only answer. How intensely and delightfully gothic. Don’t miss what matters. Sign up for The Atlantic Daily newsletter. The gothic genre started as an offshoot of Romanticism, weaving stories rife with ancient horrors, dark passions, and doom. It was bloody, but the focus was never on the gore.

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   What is a penny dreadful?

   • Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny.

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   Is 'Penny Dreadful' a good show?

   • But good, rich, gothic horror, where the frights elevate the drama and vice versa, is rare. That's what makes Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, whose first season finale airs Sunday, such a delight. It's scary, and it has managed to put a new spin on classic horror tales without betraying them.

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   Is 'Penny Dreadful' a good fright?

   • A good fright is hard to find. That’s not for lack of effort, though. The horror market remains strong, producing plenty films with jump-scares and gore. But good, rich, gothic horror, where the frights elevate the drama and vice versa, is rare. That's what makes Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, whose first season finale airs Sunday, such a delight.

   How Penny Dreadful Reanimated the Gothic-Horror Genre

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   Why are penny dreadfuls important?

   • Named because of their low costs as well as their pulpy nature, they played a significant role in reshaping the dimensions of the gothic imagination. As the publishing industry swiftly adapted to increasing literacy rates and the demand for mass entertainment, penny dreadfuls filled the gap in the market.

   The ‘Penny Dreadful’ serials: moral panic and gothic horror

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   Why is penny dreadful so scary?

   • That's what makes Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, whose first season finale airs Sunday, such a delight. It's scary, and it has managed to put a new spin on classic horror tales without betraying them. If the literature were a song, Penny Dreadful is an addictive remix instead of a cover that loses the potency and point.

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3. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe shocking tale of the penny dreadful - BBC

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   May 2, 2016 · For a tiny price, penny dreadfuls offered Victorian readers escape into a world of murder and gruesome violence. How scandalous were they really? Hephzibah Anderson takes a look.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Penny_dreadfulPenny dreadful - Wikipedia

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   Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, [1] and penny blood. [2] The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny. [3]

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6. faroutmagazine.co.uk › moral-panic-penny-dreadfulThe ‘Penny Dreadful’ serials: moral panic and gothic horror

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   Nov 29, 2023 · One of the major contributors to the evolution of the genre was the 19th-century serials collectively referred to as the penny dreadfuls. Named because of their low costs as well as their pulpy nature, they played a significant role in reshaping the dimensions of the gothic imagination.

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   Penny Dreadful is a horror drama television series created for Showtime and Sky by John Logan, who also acts as executive producer alongside Sam Mendes. The show was originally pitched to several US and UK channels, and eventually landed with Showtime, [1] with Sky Atlantic as co-producer. [2]

8. www.britannica.com › art › penny-dreadfulPenny dreadful | Victorian, Gothic, Horror | Britannica

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   Penny dreadful, an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was especially popular in mid-to-late Victorian England. Penny dreadfuls were often issued in eight-page installments. The appellation, like dime novel and shilling shocker, usually connotes rather careless and second-rate.

9. www.cbr.com › penny-dreadful-transformed-gothicOne of TV's Scariest Shows Transformed Into a Gothic Western

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   Sep 10, 2024 · Although the first two seasons of Penny Dreadful remained largely consistent, Season 3 of the show stepped into new territory and delivered upon a Western twist. It's important to note that there's a long history of gothic Westerns, with the wild frontiers and horror archetypes working well together.