Terror facts for kids

Terror is a state of fear, an overwhelming sense of imminent danger.

• See Horror

Terror could also mean:

In history

• Reign of Terror, a period of extreme violence, 1793 - 1794, during the French Revolution
  • The last weeks of the Reign of Terror are sometimes referred to as the "Red Terror" or "Great Terror"; see below for other uses of those terms.
• Red Terror, a campaign of repression and violence by Bolsheviks in Soviet Russia 1918 - 1922
• White Terror, acts of violence by reactionary groups as part of a counter-revolution
  • The White Terror (France), two similar movements against the French Revolution 1794 - 1795
• Great Terror, another name for the Great Purge, campaigns of repression and persecution in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s

In popular culture

• The Terror (1963 movie), a 1963 horror movie directed by Roger Corman
• The Terror (novel), a 2007 novel by Dan Simmons
• Terror (band), an American hardcore punk band from California
• "Terror", a song by My Ruin from their 1999 album Speak and Destroy

In comics

• Terror (New England Comics), a supervillain from The Tick comic books, cartoon, and live-action TV series
• Terror Inc., a 1992 Marvel Comics series
• Terror (Marvel Comics), the fictional Marvel Comics character of the 1940s

Other uses

• Green terror, a tropical freshwater fish
• Night terror, a sleep disorder
• HMS Terror (disambiguation), nine ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Terror (disambiguation), three ships of the United States Navy
• Mount Terror (disambiguation), two mountains

Related pages

• Terrorism
• Terrorist (disambiguation)

See also

In Spanish: Terror (desambiguación) para niños