Penny dreadful. Season 1
An erotically charged, profoundly unsettling new saga that completely reinvents literature's most iconic and terrifying characters. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein, and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul, even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations.
Record details
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (435 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen edition.
- Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2014]
- Distributor: New York, NY : Showtime Networks Inc.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from disc surface. DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2014. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc one: Night work -- Seance -- Resurrection -- Disc two: Demimonde -- Closer than sisters -- What death can join together -- Possession -- Disc three: Grand guignol -- Special features : What is a penny dreadful? ; Literary roots ; Coming together ; The artisans, part 1 and 2 ; The Grand guignol ; Sex and prostitution in the Victorian age ; British exploration & the search for the Nile ; The science of medicine. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Helen McCrory, Eva Green, Simon Russell Beale, Billie Piper, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear. |
Target Audience Note: | TV-MA. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English) and 2.0 stereo. surround (English) and 2.0 stereo. (Spanish). |
Language Note: | In English or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English. Closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Gray, Dorian (Fictitious character) > Drama. Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) > Drama. Penny dreadfuls > Drama. Vampires > Drama. London (England) > 19th century > Drama. |
Genre: | Horror television programs. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 791.4572 PENNY DR (Text) | 33126025494455 | DVD | Available | - |
Independence Branch | 791.4572 PENNY DR (Text) | 33126025494448 | DVD | Available | - |