![]() ![]() The HMS Terror in the Arctic Photo Credit: Wikipedia To this day, the fate of the members of the Erebus and the Terror remain a mystery. Another popular proposition? The men turned to cannibalism and killed one another. Another theory proposed the crew was malnourished and died slowly of starvation. In the 1980s, a team of scientists suggested that the crew had died of mass pneumonia, tuberculosis, or lead poisoning. The graves of three crew members who died earlier in the voyage were found three years later, but the remains of the rest of the crewmen were never located. At some point, all 129 men on the two ships disappeared. Before arriving at their destination, the two ships became stuck in the ice in the Victoria Strait. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the expedition set out on a mission to find the Northwest Passage. In 1845, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror departed England and headed towards the Arctic. Use promo code TERRORBOOK for $5 off your crate. ![]() SPECIAL NOTE: The Terror by Dan Simmons is included in our latest Creepy Crate! Order by July 9 to get your copy, along with a selection of surprise horror and true crime-themed items. ![]()
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