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Shows like Penny Dreadful

Not everyone loves Penny Dreadful for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Penny Dreadful

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real.

  2. You can't look away from Eva Green in a séance.

  3. You like candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Salem2014

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real

    Good for you if you like gothic horror with devils and dark rituals.

  • Hemlock Grove2013

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real

    Good for you if you want gothic horror that unsettles you.

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula1992

    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like old-fashioned camera tricks, shadows that move on their own and lavish costumes.

  • Nosferatu2024

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real
    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like cold, shadowy images of an 1830s German town.

  • Frankenstein2025

    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like Guillermo del Toro's gothic sets, every frame composed.

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities2022

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real
    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like a different nightmare every episode.

  • Pan's Labyrinth2006

    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like a world that's beautiful and frightening.

  • Silent Hill2006

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real
    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like a siren that turns the whole town into a nightmare.

  • Supernatural2005

    • gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real

    Good for you if you like a monster of the week.

  • The Lighthouse2019

    • you can't look away from Eva Green in a séance
    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you want to watch Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson tear into each other.

  • Hannibal2013

    • you can't look away from Eva Green in a séance
    • candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets

    Good for you if you like crime scenes composed like paintings and dinners shot like still lifes.

Reasons taken from Penny Dreadful's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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