May 19, 2023
Welcome to the Apocalist Book Club. I’m Nella, and I know it’s been a while.
Before we get back to it with season 2, I have some other work to wrap up on our sister podcast.
See, in 2007 a supernatural horror book by Dan Simmons was published and by 2016 the story was adapted by AMC for a 10 episode season called THE TERROR.
Now, I’ll grant you, it’s not an apocalypse. But it is a fictionalized version of what might have happened to the Franklin Expedition.
And listeners, you know how this podcast feels about Doomed Polar Exploration.
I have joined my wife Joy and our friend Danielle on Binge O’Clock as guest historical enthusiast and resident Franklin Expedition obsessive. You can follow along over at Binge O’Clock on Spotify starting May 22, and new episodes will be released every 2 weeks.
Enjoy this early access to the introduction episode--fter all, it was on May 19th, 178 years ago, THAT 129 officers and crewmen under the leadership of Sir John Franklin left England. Their mission was to bridge the gap on British maps, and complete the Northwest passage.
Spoilers: they all died.
So I hope you’ll pick up a copy of the book, give the series a watch, play that Stan Rogers song on repeat, and join us as we unpack the rats nest of book vs show vs historical record.