Should you watch Penny Dreadful?
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Penny Dreadful
Series · 2014
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.
The sides of Penny Dreadful
- A medium haunted by a demon
- Victor Frankenstein and his creature
- A gaslit London hunting a vampire
Penny Dreadful is good for you if…
- you like gothic horror where the demons turn out to be real.
- you can't look away from Eva Green in a séance.
- you like candlelight, velvet and gaslit London streets.
Penny Dreadful is bad for you if…
- you can't take vivisection and torn-open bodies.
- you'd rather not have sex scenes on screen with company in the room.
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