The tales often depicted the upper class as corrupt. One of the most beloved characters from the penny blood serials was Sweeney Todd, created by Thomas Prest.
In America, dime novels typically centered on tales of the American Revolution and the Wild West, while British penny bloods (later called penny dreadfuls) told serial tales of horror or fictionalized versions of true crimes.
A re-imagining of the sinister Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams.