What Really Happened to the ‘Terror’
A whole British expedition vanished, birthing a 170-year-old mystery.
6 min readJun 15, 2018
Along with many other folks, I became mildly obsessed with the AMC series The Terror, which follows two 19th century British ships attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage. Within two episodes, the ships are stuck in winter ice, and the crew assaulted by a supernatural creature. I’m…