dime novel
penny dreadful

For instance, I was not allowed to read dime novels.

It sold more than 65,000 copies within the first few months of its publication as a dime novel.

She'd seen so little of the world, why should it be a surprise if her ideas seemed to come from dime novels?

The highly popular author of fiction, her works were what became known as dime novels.

He is cited as the originator of the dime novel.

Smith used sources such as dime novels and other popular culture material.

"I seem to have walked right into the thick of a dime novel," said our visitor.

You figure we're in some kind of dime novel?

I played with the dime novel, in order to take a stroll outside of life.

The dime novels I name, particularly in the early part of the book, are real.