{"product_id":"the-nightmares-of-presence-space-and-place-in-spanish-gothic-and-horror-film-9781501327377","title":"The Nightmares of Presence: Space and Place in Spanish Gothic and Horror Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom haunted houses to sandy beaches, \u003ci\u003eThe Nightmares of Presence\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the role of setting in inspiring fear and wonder through audiovisual media. With an emphasis on horror and the Gothic, this book takes case studies from Spain to propose new approaches to the spaces and places of fear and fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With the primary aim of marrying the spatial turn in cultural and film studies with genre study of horror and Gothic film, Professor Ann Davies explores how different landscapes, spaces and places enable the subject to interact with the terrors they encounter and confront. Case studies include internationally renowned films, lesser known films which have not received distribution beyond Spain, and films made both in Spanish and English, including \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Backbone\u003c\/i\u003e(Guillermo del Toro), \u003ci\u003e[.REC ]\u003c\/i\u003e(Jaume Balagueró), \u003ci\u003eInsensibles\u003c\/i\u003e(Painless, Juan Carlos Medina), \u003ci\u003e Quién puede matar a un niño?\u003c\/i\u003e (Who Can Kill A Child?, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador), \u003ci\u003eLos cronocrímenes\u003c\/i\u003e(Time Crimes, Nacho Vigalondo), and \u003ci\u003eEl día de la bestia\u003c\/i\u003e (The Day of the Beast), among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Davies \u003c\/b\u003eis Chair of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpanish Spaces: Landscape, Space and Place in Contemporary Spanish Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). She is also the editor of\u003ci\u003e Penélope Cruz \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eSpain on Screen: Developments in Contemporary Spanish Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and with Deborah Shaw and Dolores Tierney, she co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779395649810,"sku":"9781501327377","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d03d21de-2178-468f-acda-457e1b900ec7.jpg?v=1765368447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nightmares-of-presence-space-and-place-in-spanish-gothic-and-horror-film-9781501327377","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}