{"product_id":"dark-places-4","title":"Dark Places","description":"Horror films revel in taking viewers into shadowy places where evil resides, whether it is a house, a graveyard or a dark forest. With \u003ci\u003eDark Places\u003c\/i\u003e, Barry Curtis leads us deep inside these haunted spaces to explore them – and the monstrous antagonists who dwell there.\n\nIn this wide-ranging and compelling study, Curtis demonstrates how the claustrophobic interiors of haunted spaces in films connect to the ‘dark places’ of the human psyche. He examines diverse topics such as the special effects – ranging from crude to state-of-the-art – used in movies to evoke supernatural creatures; the structures, projections and architecture of horror movie sets; and ghosts as symbols of loss, amnesia, injustice and vengeance. \u003ci\u003eDark Places\u003c\/i\u003e also examines the reconfiguration of the haunted house in film as a motel, an apartment, a road or a spaceship, and how these re-imagined spaces thematically connect to Gothic fictions.\n\nCurtis draws his examples from numerous iconic films – including \u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e – as well as lesser-known international works. Japanese horror films and their Hollywood remakes – such as \u003ci\u003eRingu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eJuon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Grudge\u003c\/i\u003e – come under particular scrutiny, as he explores Japanese cinema’s preoccupation with malevolent forces from the past.\n\nWhether you love the splatter of blood or prefer to hide under the couch, \u003ci\u003eDark Places\u003c\/i\u003e cuts to the heart of why we are drawn to carnage.","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240489865560,"sku":"9781861893895","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781861893895.jpg?v=1777614329","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dark-places-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}