Watching The Terror: "A horrific, humanist masterpiece"
I recently completed watching the 10-episode run of AMC's The Terror . It was a well-acted, well-written, surprising take on the horror genre - more of an historically accurate survival adventure than another run-of-the-mill blood and gore fright flick. In some respects, it felt like something H.P. Lovecraft would have written. Though slow moving at times (not a bad thing in my book), The Terror was a fascinating, bleak, and psychologically terrifying TV show. Its metaphorical implications were rich and it was a masterful example of how to build tension without the big reveal. What caught my eye initially about the program was the involvement of Ridley Scott (as executive producer ) and the initial visuals that I saw. Set the Arctic in 1846, The Terror was largely videoed in CGI . The actors performed in a digital environment that was visually stunning at times. The still images I saw on the internet captivated me before the premiere. The excellent production values