Warning: Slight spoilers for HBO’s Chernobyl follow…
With the nightmarish Night King vanquished and go-for-broke Godzilla rampage right around the corner, you might think this year’s summertime scares will come in the form of monstrous Kaiju or sinister lords of frozen death.
What if we told you that the most terrifying thing you’ll see all year is real? A crushing catastrophe from our own recent history. One that opened up the closest thing we’ll ever see to a “Hellmouth.”
HBO’s five-part miniseries, Chernobyl, isn’t just garnering rave reviews because of its stellar performances and sharp direction, but because it’s unrepentantly horrifying. Detailing and dramatizing the devastating 1986 nuclear power plant disaster in northern Soviet Ukraine, Chernobyl unleashes an unnerving and unrelenting assault on the viewer that engages in all forms of terror.
Source: IGN.com HBO's Chernobyl Series Is the Summer's Scariest Monster Movie