Penny Dreadful Quotes

penydreadful - Posts tagged still

"Penny Dreadful" - Victor

Penny Dreadful

London in the 1830s was a truly weird and terrifying place. The city and surrounding villages were plagued at large by a menacing and mysterious figure who not only lurked in dark alleys, but had t…

About Spring-heeled Jack. An investigation by Mike Dash

With Halloween just around the corner I thought I would share with you the legend of Spring Heeled Jack who was once infamous in Victorian times and yet is now largely forgotten. Early 19th Century…

Spring-heeled Jack is a character in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later …

O Sweeney Todd είναι ένας φανταστικός χαρακτήρας που πρωτοεμφανίστηκε σε μια σειρά penny dreadful εκδόσεων με την ονομασία The String of Pearls το 1846-1847. Λέγεται ότι ήταν υπαρκτό πρόσωπο, αλλά αυτό δεν επιβεβαιώνεται από πουθενά. Πρόκειται πιθανότατα για παλιότερο αστικό θρύλο, ο οποίος ενέπνευσε και διάφορα μυθιστορήματα με παραπλήσια υπόθεση, που χρονικά προηγούνταν του Sweeney Todd. Στην αρχική εκδοχή της ιστορίας, ο Sweeney Todd είναι ένας σατανικός κουρέας, ο οποίος με ένα μηχανισμό…

Posts about penny dreadful written by paulms

For decades, since their conception in 1832, Penny Dreadfuls, 8 pages of lurid tales printed on cheap paper and sold for a penny, specialized in highly gruesome material. For the first 10 years or …

A penny dreadful (also called penny horrible, penny awful, penny number and penny blood) was a type of British fiction publication in the 19th century that usually featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, …

For decades, since their conception in 1832, Penny Dreadfuls, 8 pages of lurid tales printed on cheap paper and sold for a penny, specialized in highly gruesome material. For the first 10 years or …

#SirMalcolm: You're hunting for a man, you need to start hunting for a beast. #PennyDreadful #PennyDreadfulQuotes #TimothyDalton #tvshow #showtime