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Pen·ny dread·ful

/ˌpenē ˈdredfəl/

noun
- 1. a cheap, sensational comic or storybook: "penny dreadful comics"
Word Origin late 19th century: so named because the original cost was one penny.
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Story published in weekly parts, each costing one penny
Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny. The subject matter of these stories was typically sensational, focusing on the exploit... Wikipedia
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