Penny Dreadfuls

Categories: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Novel-based

Mechanics: N/A

Playtime: 1–5

Ages: 14+

Playtime: 45–60 Min

Penny dreadfuls were short, illustrated periodicals that gained immense popularity in the United Kingdom during the second half of the nineteenth century. These affordable booklets, priced at just one copper penny, featured short stories with vivid and popular themes, narrated in an emphatic and sensationalist style. Though often considered to have low cultural value, penny dreadfuls sparked the creation of a genre that has continuously evolved over time.

In Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London: Sensational Tales of Terror, 1 to 5 players will immerse themselves in bizarre and chilling tales, masterfully narrated by our authors. Set in the shadowy streets of Victorian London in the late 19th century, the game captures the eerie atmosphere of a city notorious for the mysterious serial murders in the neighborhoods of Whitechapel and Whitehall.