Chilling New Horror Show on Netflix: A Must-See Inspired by True Events With 94% on RT

Franklin's expedition is one of the darkest pages in the history of geographic exploration. In 1845, two of Britain's leading ships, Erebus and Terror, set out for the Arctic to find a northern route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The attempt was a complete failure: the ships disappeared without a trace, and it took a century and a half to fully determine their fate.

It turned out that the ships were hopelessly stuck in the ice during the first year of the expedition, and when the provisions spoiled, the cold and hunger not only killed the unfortunate sailors, but made them lose their human appearance: evidence was found that the crew resorted to cannibalism.

What is The Terror Based On?

The story itself is eerie, but science fiction writer Dan Simmons added even more chilling details in his novel The Terror. The most notable is the creepy monster that kills the sailors. Simmons has created an almost pure gothic novel, only in an unusual setting for the genre.

The pace of the narrative is very leisurely, as is often the case with this author. Simmons takes his time, carefully immersing the reader in the life of the polar explorers, chewing over technical details and devoting a lot of time to flashbacks, which do not advance the plot, but add to the depth of the characters.

Because of this, The Terror turns out to be a huge trap for anyone who decides to make an adaptation. Leave everything as it is – the viewer will fall asleep; cut out the unnecessary – you get a bland and predictable horror story. However, AMC has managed to produce a series that is not ideal, but close to it.

AMC's Show Is as Close to the Brilliant Original Source As Possible

The atmosphere of The Terror is, as expected, dense and dark: this is a story with a deliberately tragic ending, and nothing but suffering awaits the characters.

The Terror remains a gripping and piercing story on the screen. This is especially the case when the original source is so good that, with a careful transfer to the screen, it retains, if not all, then many of its merits.

This is still a very gripping story about survival, the human spirit and human frailty. And the mysticism is only an additional circumstance that forces the characters to show their traits more vividly.

Horror fans may find The Terror too leisurely. But if you like dark adventure movies like The Grey, the series is definitely worth a try.

Originally conceived as a one-off adaptation of Dan Simmons' horror novel of the same name, The Terror unexpectedly became a local hit. But only the first season was released on Netflix – and thanks to it, the series is already gaining a new audience it fully deserves.