Spanish Horror Film (Traditions in World Cinema) - Softcover

Antonio Lazaro-Reboll

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748636390 ISBN 13: 9780748636396

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This book explores the horror boom since the 1960s. This is the first in-depth study in English of a rich cinematic tradition and its recent revival. It studies issues of production, audience and regulation and highlights the importance of Spanish horror film in the European horror tradition and the global culture of psychotronia. It provides an overview of key directors, cycles and representative films, such as Pan's Labyrinth and Aftermath and includes detailed analysis of the work of directors such as Jesus Franco, Amando de Ossorio, Narciso Ibanez Serrador, Eloy de la Iglesia, Jaume Balaguero, Nacho Cerda and Guillermo del Toro's 'Spanish' films. This is the first critical study on Spanish horror film to be published in English. It is an overview of key directors, cycles and representative films as well as of more obscure and neglected horror production. It also includes a focus on critical and cult contexts of reception in Spain, Great Britain and USA.

About this title

Review:

'Lazaro-Reboll's monograph is a timely addition to the growing field of Spanish Horror film. It complements other foundational works, mainly in Spanish, that have taken a more encyclopaedic approach... it will become essential reading for both academics working in Spanish horror and enthusiasts of Euro Horror. In its incorporation of discourses surrounding fandom and consumption, Spanish Horror Film demonstrates more widely how taste and critical processes behind genre classification have been fundamental to the creation of a horror tradition.' --The Gothic Imagination

About the Author:

Antonio Lazaro-Reboll is Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at the University of Kent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0748636390
• ISBN 13: 9780748636396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256