{"product_id":"9781861893895","title":"Dark Places: The Haunted House in Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eHorror films revel in taking viewers into shadowy places where the evil resides, whether it is a house, a graveyard or a dark forest. These mysterious spaces foment the terror at the heart of horror movies, empowering the ghastly creatures that emerge to kill and torment. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurtis draws his examples from numerous iconic films – including \u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e – as well as lesser-known international works, which allow him to consider different cultural ideas of ‘haunting’. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039537152240,"sku":"9781861893895","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861893895_p0.jpg?v=1763600887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861893895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}