[Review] Penny Dreadful – Season 1

STAKING A CLAIM ON THE GOTHIC NOVEL

The 19th Century penny dreadful periodical told lurid stories of a sensational nature. Based on that title, the series is a psychological thriller that weaves several classic horror stories together. The mysterious but beautiful Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) enlists the help of an American circus sharpshooter, Ethan Chandler (Josh Harnett), to do some “night work”. Together, with Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) and Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadway), they infiltrate a supernatural underworld.

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