Rui Trindade Oliveira is a final year PhD researcher at Northumbria University, UK, having recently submitted his dissertation on the cultural and industrial contexts of Southern European horror cinema, under the supervision of Dr Johnny Walker. Moving beyond “national cinemas” discourse, his thesis considers the horror production of two Southern European countries, Italy and Spain, and examines cultural elements that films from each nation share. The study argues that a fuller understating of European horror is possible when one a... moreRui Trindade Oliveira is a final year PhD researcher at Northumbria University, UK, having recently submitted his dissertation on the cultural and industrial contexts of Southern European horror cinema, under the supervision of Dr Johnny Walker. Moving beyond “national cinemas” discourse, his thesis considers the horror production of two Southern European countries, Italy and Spain, and examines cultural elements that films from each nation share. The study argues that a fuller understating of European horror is possible when one acknowledges the output of Italy and Spain as being interconnected, as possessing a supranational, Southern European, identity; or, Southern Europeanness. Rui holds a BA in Film studies from the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, as well as a BA in Biology and an MA in Forensic Sciences, from the University of Aveiro and from the University of Porto, Portugal, respectively. He has spoken about his research at academic events, and presented papers at Conferences in Northumbria, University of Manchester and the American University of Rome (Italy).edit