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Compelling, seductive horror: have you been watching Penny Dreadful?

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The Introduction of Helen McCrory as a Bewitching Villain

by Gareth McLean |May 19, 2015 | The Guardian

The first series of Penny Dreadful was a bloody mess. No surprise there, you might say. What else is a spooky, sensational Victoriana drama about a possibly-possessed medium, an Quartermain-ish adventurer, an American gun-for-hire who’s secretly a werewolf, and Dr Frankenstein and his many monsters going to be? Throw in a legion of vampires pursuing and being pursued by our heroes – it alternated between chasing and being chased, a bit like the end credits of The Benny Hill Show – and it’s not exactly a recipe for Downton Abbey.

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Penny Dreadful: Helen McCrory on Playing Season 2’s Seductive Big Bad

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“Evelyn Poole is not a rasping Troglodyte that comes up from the cellar. She has a voice thick with seduction and promise and temptation.”

Christina Radish | May 13, 2015 |Collider
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From acclaimed writer John Logan, the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful is back. As Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) and Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) form a deeper bond, the group, including Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton), Dr. Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway) and Sembene (Danny Sapani), must unite to banish the evil forces that threaten to destroy them.During this exclusive interview with Collider, actress Helen McCrory (who has returned as Evelyn Poole, aka Madame Kali, the seductive spiritualist that will pose a unique threat this season) talked about how much she was told about the character when she signed on, what a great collaborator John Logan is, what fans can expect from her motives, the fascinating research she got to do, just how much darker this season will get, and that this is the most eclectic cast she’s ever worked with. Be aware that there are some spoilers.
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‘Penny Dreadful’s’ Helen McCrory talks hunting the hunters in new season

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Taking a Bath in a Tub of Blood

by Rob Lowman | April 30, 2015 | LA Daily News

In a promo for Season 2 of Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful,” Helen McCrory is shown reclining in a bathtub filled with blood, eerily singing a variation of an old English folk ballad known as “The Unquiet Grave.”

“That was at 6 o’clock in the morning in a bright studio, and it wasn’t my finest hour,” says the actress, “but apparently a cracked voice is what they wanted.”

She then jokingly adds that she floated in the tub, “So I must be a witch.”

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