penny dreadful

Noun

Meaning

a melodramatic paperback novel

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dime novel rag digest periodical comic book pulp magazine chapbook pulp fiction fanzine zine yellowback penny dreadful magazine subliterature shilling shocker penny dreadfuls

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Antonyms

good book good storybook good novel good comic book good literature

Hypernyms

novel

Examples

Another famous penny dreadful of this era was the anonymously authored Varney the Vampire (1847). Source: Internet

Eva Green as the lead character Vanessa Ives is magnetic in Penny Dreadful. Source: Internet

He demolished the stock characters who had filled it; eradicated the penny dreadful plots; extirpated the Sunday-supplement science. Source: Internet

The vampire theme continued in penny dreadful serial publications such as Varney the Vampire (1847) and culminated in the pre-eminent vampire novel of all time: Dracula by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. Source: Internet

I do believe, in this particular case, Penny Dreadful IS/WAS Eva Green & the situations in which her character portrayed, lived & experienced. Source: Internet

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels premieres Sunday at 10 p.m. EDT on Showtime. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

penny candy penny chew penny dog penny dreadful magazine penny dreadfuls penny fall