Aldana Reyes shows that Spanish writers and filmmakers firmly belong in transnational, transmedia Gothic while providing Spanish Gothic with a distinct identity. “Spanish Gothic is a fine pioneering study and an appealing invitation to include ‘Gothic’ in the theoretical vocabulary about the fantastic produced and consumed in Spain.
Weimer, Professor of Spanish at Oklahoma State University, USA)
Textos UNED y Universitarios, Galaxia Gtemberg, Andaluca. Aldana Reyes achieves all three in his ambitious, rewarding Spanish Gothic, an impressively researched book that maps unexplored common ground for scholars of Gothic and Hispanic Studies alike.” (Christopher B. EXTRAOS EONES, BUESO APARICI, EMILIO, ISBN: 9788477027690 Libreras Proteo y Prometeo. “Worthwhile literary criticism aspires to three not always compatible goals: originality, erudition and clarity. The historical sweep of his work brings forth new insights on the reach of the Gothic beyond the Anglophone and reveals Spanish culture as steeped in a tradition that is as familiar worldwide as it is peculiarly its own.” (Prof Ann Davies, Chair in Spanish and Latin American Studies at Stirling University, UK, and author of Contemporary Spanish Gothic (2016)) Cover of the book Extraos Eones by Emilio Bueso, Valdemar 2014. Sinceramente, compr esta novela porque con Cenital y Esta noche arder el cielo me lo pas realmente bien. Profundo respeto a todos los lovecraftianos pero uno no tiene tiempo de todo. «Now that Stephen King is increasingly falling prey to PC blandness, Bueso has decided to seize the burning fuse and blow the world to pieces.“Aldana Reyes's new book will become the go-to text on Spanish Gothic. The Throne of Caos by Santiago Caruso / Ink & scratch on plastered paper / 2014. As es como conoc la existencia de Extraos eones: Desde ya y para que quede claro: no s nada de Lovecraft, s bastante ms de Bueso. He captivates and wins over the most demanding of readers. «A hard-hitting style that goes straight for the jugular. Each new novel is a not-to-be-missed delight.» Carlos Ferrán, Crónicas literarias «No one understands fantasy/horror/action quite like Bueso. He is also a brave writer, who sees each new book as a fresh challenge.» Sergi Viciana, Fantífica «One of the finest writers working in Spanish today, able to bend words to his will. The hopes of Spanish fantasy and horror fiction rest on Bueso.» Miguel Barrero, Qué Leer Testifying once again to the author’s knack of creating claustrophobic atmospheres. «Written in his trademark, robust style, always finding the perfect turn of phrase, the mot juste and the adjective that cuts to the core. In both the world of fandom and beyond, Bueso is already a not-to-be-missed name, he is ‘the man’.» Ricard Ruiz Garzón, El Periódico
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