{"product_id":"the-vanishing-spoorloos-9781836243526","title":"The Vanishing (Spoorloos)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the 1989 Sydney Film Festival, George Sluizer's little-known independent film, \u003cem\u003eSpoorloos\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e), was an unexpected hit, winning the festival's audience award and gaining accolades at other international film festivals. \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e has earned a reputation as a psychological thriller that shocked audiences with its unexpected twist ending. This is the first book-length study to examine \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e as a film that complements and broadens generic expectations of psychological horror cinema. It delves into \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's production history, including Sluizer's adaptation of the film screenplay from the novella \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Egg\u003c\/em\u003e (1984) by Dutch author Tim Krabbé. Beyond exploring Sluizer's filmmaking style and \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's place in Dutch cinema, this book analyses how the film's plot, themes and symbolic imagery connect it to topics prevalent in prominent sub-genres of horror cinema, including the serial-killer sub-genre that rose to prominence in the late 1980s. Its themes are also echoed in contemporary films associated with arthouse cinema, which are variously dubbed 'post-horror' and 'elevated horror'. The book will illuminate \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's close associations with modern-day cinema, arguing that its particular type of psychological horror has consistently resonated with audiences in the decades since its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrennan, Christina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristina Brennan is an independent scholar and film journalist. She holds a PhD from the University of Manchester and writes for \u003ci\u003eLittle White Lies, \u003ci\u003eDread Central and \u003ci\u003eFilm Hounds Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552830882066,"sku":"9781836243526","price":76.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ba8a49d-a224-4389-83cc-e01f040c2f30.jpg?v=1754906831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vanishing-spoorloos-9781836243526","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}