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August 10 - 16, 2019 Derek Mio stars in “The Terror: Infamy” M&A METAL ROOFING SUPPLIES Horrifying history 211 South Sixth Avenue, Dillon 843-487-5133 | Fax: 866-332-3823 [email protected] WE CARRY DURABILITY, COMFORT AND WOLVERINE QUALITY CABOR BREK DURBIN WATERPROOF WATERPROOF WATERPROOF LUMBER RIVER TRADING COMPANY 1675 North Roberts Ave., Lumberton NC 28358 910-738-7788 Page 2 — Saturday, August 10, 2019 — The Robesonian Infamous and terrifying: AMC’s first anthology horror series heads into Season 2 By Kenneth Andeel The new season stars Derek Rounding out the cast is be- mons. Simmons’ book is based on The new season juxtaposes the ror” anthology looks as if it will TV Media Mio (“Seal Team”) in the lead loved veteran actor and activist a legitimate incident from real- cruel fate of interned families require audiences to embrace an role of Chester Nakayama, a pho- George Takei (“Star Trek”), who life history: the disastrous lost ex- with this season’s new iteration entirely new set of performers ev- he first season of AMC’s chill- tographer who discovers the exis- plays Yamato-san, an experienced pedition led by Englishman Sir of occult monstrosity. Unlike the ery year. Ting series “The Terror” gar- tence of an otherworldly pres- elder able to offer Nakayama wis- John Franklin in 1845. Franklin Tuunbaq of Season 1, which was If “The Terror: Infamy” is as nered rave reviews, so of course ence in his pictures. Mio is sup- dom and help him navigate the and his crew intended to probe an invention of Dan Simmons, the successful as the original season the network has brought it back ported by Shingo Usami (“The Pa- perilous threat posed by spirits the Arctic region for the coveted preternatural baddie of “The Ter- was, there will be limitless oppor- for Round 2. On Monday, Aug. 12, cific”) and Naoko Mori (“Mamma out of Japanese folklore. In addi- Northwest Passage, but the two ror: Infamy” is a creature inspired tunities for the show to expand the second season of the chan- Mia! Here We Go Again,” 2018), tion to his onscreen role, Takei ships assigned to the task (HMS by Japanese folklore, known as a and plunder mythology and folk- nel’s hit historical horror series who play his character’s parents; also served as a consultant for Erebus and HMS Terror) became bakemono. In Japanese mytholo- lore from around the world and (now christened as a yearly an- Cristina Rodlo (“Too Old to Die the production. Having lived in an icebound, and all 129 men who gy, a bakemono is understood to throughout history. Find out if the thology program) returns, dubbed Young”) as his girlfriend, Luz; and internment camp himself when set out on the expedition per- be a shape-shifting entity that anthology format is a good fit for “The Terror: Infamy.” C. Thomas Howell (“Animal King- he was young, he was an invalu- ished. The wrecks of their ships disguises its original form. this series when Season 2 pre- The altered title helps audienc- dom”) as a retired soldier who able source of knowledge. remained undiscovered until The show is likely to take mieres Monday, Aug. 12, on AMC. es differentiate the new season’s oversees functions within the War The first season of “The Terror” 2014 and 2016. healthy liberties with its interpre- storyline from last year’s, because Relocation Authority, the agency went into development in 2016, To the already terrifying pros- tation of the folkloric bakemono. this is not a continuation of the established to conduct the reloca- and was adapted from the novel pect of becoming stranded in Arc- This season’s evil creature needs first season’s story, but a whole tion and internment of Japanese- of the same name by science fic- tic ice, Simmons added his own to deliver a horrifying visual new tale of terror. Americans during World War II. tion and horror author Dan Sim- piece of supernatural flair to rock- punch equal to that of the Tuun- et the story into truly brain-break- baq’s mutated zombie polar bear ing territory. He added an unre- from Season 1, while simultane- lenting Arctic demon known as ously expanding upon the tradi- the Tuunbaq, which pursued and tional Japanese mythology to ex- savaged the doomed survivors as plain why a spirit from so far they struggled to boat, sled and away might pursue individuals hike their way out of the grip of across oceans to their new homes the northern ice. in America. “The Terror: Infamy” replicates The first season of the show that formula of real human histo- was able to count on a sturdy plot ry paired with a supernatural derived from Simmons’ novel, but threat, but it relocates to an en- now that the series has turned tirely different era. This season into an anthology, showrunners features a community of Japa- have a whole new set of chal- nese-Americans during World lenges. Unlike “American Horror War II who are imprisoned in Story,” which typically retains a camps set up by a paranoid U.S. number of core cast members government after the attack on from season to season, “The Ter- Pearl Harbor. These Japanese-American in- ternment camps are seen as a shameful moment in American history, and the story of the camps remains largely unex- plored by American television. No series has ever focused on life in- side those camps, let alone one that features a majority Asian and Asian-American cast like “The George Takei as seen in “The Terror: Infamy” Terror: Infamy.” Revels GlenFlora Funeral Home Private Baths We would like to thank you for Homelike Atmosphere voting for us in the Readers Choice • Assisted Living • Skilled Care • Rehabilitation • Physical Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Speech Therapy 407 Breece St., 3575 Roberts Ave., Pembroke, NC Lumberton, NC 5701 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton NC 28360 910-739-2821 (910) 521-4298 (910) 671-6886 The Robesonian — Saturday, August 10, 2019 — Page 3 SUNDAY, AUG 11 MONDAY, AUG 12 TUESDAY, AUG 13 2:00 pm WUVC Fútbol Central (30m) 8:00 pm ESPN NFL Football Pre-season. 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