Except, his thesis was right, and didn't go far enough
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BTW: This particular addition of Varney also includes the following:
"Four additional early Penny Dreadfuls detailing insanity, family cannibalism, torture gone wrong, and other bed time stories."
The one on family cannibalism was based upon an actual event.
Besides "Varney," Rymer is also credited with writing "Sweeney Todd," which was also based on an actual event.
I've often wondered whether Rymer knew something about what was going on for reals at the time, and simply wrote about it.