The World Needs More Shows Like 'The Terror'

AMC's new show The Terror presents a fictional retelling of the doomed Franklin expedition, which set off for the Arctic in 1845 and never returned. Horror author Grady Hendrix enjoyed the show's take on real-life characters like John Franklin and Francis Crozier. "This fits into my favorite genre out there," Hendrix says in Episode 314 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast, "which is good people trying to survive in a really horrible situation that is a crucible for their character." The show, based on a popular novel by Dan Simmons, imagines that Franklin's men were hunted by a bear-like monster called the Tuunbaq. Fantasy author Erin Lindsey says that blend of real history and supernatural horror works extremely well.