moonmonday Out of all the anthology films I've seen, I've never really seen one that I can recall at the moment where I enjoyed the connecting story more than any of the individual segments. That was the case here, where Eliza Swenson's Penny Dreadful really stole the show, with her two fun friends and magnificent theatre.These three truly make the viewer want to get through it just to see more of them and their antics. They're legitimately charismatic and likable, legitimately fun, and I cannot applaud them and their performances enough; they're superb.Unfortunately, all of the segments are varying degrees of disappointing, and all in pretty much inexcusable ways. The first is barely existent, and it's disappointing even then. The second has an appealing aesthetic, but it has no reason to adopt such a look, and it ultimately doesn't add anything to the story. The third is just painful and a real chore to get through.It's a real shame that none of the segments were any good, despite acting that was at least acceptable, interesting direction and aesthetic composition, and solid cinematography. Honestly, the only acceptable part of this film was the connecting story, which is usually nothing but a perfunctory excuse for the segments in almost any other anthology film.The second segment was the closest it got to being good, but even it really fell apart and took far too long to go nowhere. The aesthetic was breathtaking and the performances good, but ultimately it wasn't enjoyable.Really, the film itself just wasn't enjoyable overall. Penny and her friends are worth watching, but I'd advise you to just skip through the film and watch them instead of the segments. Especially that last one. Whew.It would also have been nice to have the segments take a similar amount of time, rather than one barely a few minutes long, a significantly longer second one, and then a third that felt as long as Berlin Alexanderplatz.I can't really recommend this to anyone unfortunately, but I do hope that we see Penny and her friends again. If she manages to get some better segments to host, that would be a real joy. I wanted very much to like this movie, but the plain truth of the matter is that, well...I didn't.

Paul Magne Haakonsen "The Penny Dreadful Picture Show" was essentially a snooze fest wrapped up in an interesting packaging.This is not really a movie as per se, but more something in the likes of "Creep Show" - an anthology of short stories if you will.The opening segment of "Slash in the Box" was just downright embarrassing to watch. The story was non-existent and it was just toe-curling to witness.On to the second segment which is titled "The Morning After", it is a vampire story unlike most others. That being said, then it was lacking conviction, impact and turned out to be just plain.The last segment is titled "The Slaughter House", and that was actually the best of the entire experience. It was a nice treat to have Sid Haig and Jeffrey Combs appear in this segment. This sort of was like a low budget parody on "House of 1000 Corpses", whether intentional or not, I do not know. It wasn't particularly outstanding, but compared to the other two segments, then this was a bright star.What made it actually interesting was the intermissions with Penny and the run down movie theater. There was really a nice feeling to this and a lot of details put into this.The overall experience was less than mediocre. And for an addition to the horror vault, then "The Penny Dreadful Picture Show" was a fairly weak addition.

bigurn01 well i just sat through this god awful movie just don't get the other reviews what are these people on? If the other reviewers really believe that this was a good movie then there are more in need of help than those who put there name on the credits.PLEASE don't waste your time on this low budget poorly acted unimaginative rubbish. People who recommend this sort of dire film have no respect for your time which you will not get back.If your sane AVOID AVOID AVOID. go find some paint and watch it dry......far more entertaining. I gave this movie 2 but think that a little over generous must be getting soft in my old age. To compare this to Elvira is harsh on Elvira they ain't great but they better than this and Elvira got a better rack.

true-lady I love Penny she makes ever transition into the next movie, with a twist...love! She is the new Elvira which the world has been missing, Tales from the crypt and Tim Burton would fall in love with her, as i did... The film anthology is what I have been missing... Great Halloween Tale for those who love great tales...... Eliza Swenson, Leigh Scott, Al Snow, Brandon Stacy, John Wells, Joshua Hammond, Kristina Paige, Collin Gaylean, Barry Ratcliffe, Jeffery Combs, and Sid Haig are amazing!I was amazed to see how each film transitions into the next with Penny and quest for true love. Its the classic transition from the past of Elvira and the Crypt keeper, Penny is lovable with a lust for blood, death, well its something awesome I love her!