We’ve written a lot about Penny Dreadful over here on The Movies, and I honestly don’t think there’s much more that can be said except this: It’s damn good and you need to watch it. Now! Whether it be for the great performances (especially Eva Green as the demonically troubled Vanessa Ives), the sumptuous Victorian era production design, creator John Logan’s lyrical dialogue, …

I can’t explain exactly why it took me as long as it did to watch the brilliant second season of John Logan’s macabre and twisted Penny Dreadful, but I can say this much: It was really dumb to wait like that and I’ll never do it again! Particularly since the upcoming third series looks to (somehow) up the horrific ante …

I’m rather sad to say I haven’t watched Penny Dreadful season 2 yet, particularly given how much I absolutely loved the first season of premium cable network Showtime’s Gothic horror drama. It was one of the best new shows to hit the small screen in 2014 with excellent production values, a compelling story and some amazing performances – anyone whose …

As many of you may know Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is one of my favourite series (you can read why here) and after season 2 I need MORE! Firstly, it’s awesome horror. Yes, we do have American Horror but I found that after the first two seasons it became a bit too contrived. The story often made no sense (because HORROR) so Penny was a breath of fresh air. …

It’s that time again when we dish out free heart palpitations prizes to our wonderful readers, and this time it’s quite a bundle of fear you could win! With the upcoming re-imagining of the classic 1982 horror flick Poltergeist just around the corner, the folks at Times Media Films have been gracious enough to offer three bundles of horror DVD’s to whet …

One of my favourite shows of last year was the surprisingly good Penny Dreadful, a series that really showed us that horror can make it to the small screen and still scare the hell out of you – I’m deliberately ignoring American Horror because after the first season things just got silly. I really enjoyed the characters, from the absolutely stunning Vanessa (played …

One of my favourite shows of 2014 was the totally awesome Penny Dreadful produced by Showtime. We went as far as telling you why we think you should watch it too, so, are you?! Well with season 2 fast approaching it’s time to crank up the anticipation. I don’t want to go into what happens at the end of season one, but I suggest …

I do love me some science fiction and fantasy, indeed, I even studied it at university. It’s a genre that is free to extrapolate on social, ideological and moral ideas and display them in an arena where a suspension of disbelief allows for an easier access into otherwise weighty conundrums. I also happen to love me some gory horror where …