penny dreadful
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The 19th century had a similar macabre popular fascination, the penny dreadful.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2021
Conan Doyle wanted his protagonist to rise above the cheap thrills of the penny dreadful.
From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2017
Van Helsing educates Victor in the ways of vampires with the help of a penny dreadful called “Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood,” and then practically adopts the young doctor on the street.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2014
He refers to his adopted nephew as a “foundling,” as if this were a penny dreadful, which it kind of is.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2012
By focusing solely on Yakov’s death yet hinting at the disappearances of other boys, he had left the article open-ended like a penny dreadful.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
