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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic violence; deaths from cold, starvation, cannibalism, and monster attacks
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol rationing; sailors drinking to survive
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Sustained psychological horror; cannibalism; men dying slowly in complete darkness; the creature is deeply disturbing
What this book is about
Simmons' 2007 historical horror novel follows the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition — HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, trapped in Arctic ice and slowly starving — while something supernatural and monstrous begins picking off the crew. Extremely dark. For adults only.
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Graphic violence
Cannibalism
Extreme psychological horror
Body horror
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