The Penny Dreadful Picture Show
Daffy undead gal Penny Dreadful, her smitten zombie buddy Ned, and lycanthrope Wolfboy relate three tales of terror in an old rundown movie theater: A young couple find themselves being stalked by a lethal jack-in-the-box in "Slash-in-the-Box;" mousy young lady Alice tries to figure out what exactly happened to her last night in "The Morning After;" and a group of friends encounter an eccentric backwoods family after their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere in "The Slaughter House."
Why it matters
A patchwork anthology that leans into campy creature-feature madness with a cult midnight-movie vibe.
- Practical effects and puppetry bring the killer jack-in-the-box and other monsters to grotesque, low-fi life.
- Perfect for fans of Troma-style DIY horror who appreciate scrappy charm over polish.
- Three distinct tales span slasher, supernatural mystery, and backwoods splatter territory—something for grindhouse nostalgics.
- The framing device’s undead hosts add a quirky, if uneven, thread that recalls classic horror hosts without pretense.
Directors
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
71
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
57
Supernatural
40
Creature
73
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
0
Survival
83
