{"product_id":"the-vanishing-spoorloos-christina-brennan-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Brennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836243529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836243526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.38d","brand":"Christina Brennan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46974650843391,"sku":"9781836243526","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_665607c6-8986-46f3-a98a-85fd1f3f2d6e.jpg?v=1750875657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-vanishing-spoorloos-christina-brennan-9781836243526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}