Chilling tale
Amazon Prime series The Terror, adapted from a Dan Simmons novel, will glide on thin ice as it balances creature-feature horror tropes with psychological tension and the restraint and authenticity required of a historical narrative.
"Terror is signaling, Sir John," someone says early in The Terror, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
"Terror" here is the name of a ship. But the words carry a portent, just as the title of the show's
