He came to the frigid Midwest after receiving his Ph.D. from Emory University in sunny Atlanta. His research interests include Latin American Gothic, Latin American Horror films, Posthumanism, and he has also ventured into the area of Museum Studies, publishing a book in 2005 concerning unusual objects in the National Museum of Colombia. He has published articles in several journals such as Mandorla, Hispanic Research Journal, Itinerarios, Imagofagia and La Habana Elegante, as well as articles in books such as Horrofílmico: Aproximaciones al cine de terror en Latinoamérica y el Caribe and the forthcoming book The Guillermo Guide: Inside del Toro’s World of Gods and Monsters. His current research is concerned with the connections between Asian horror cinema and Latin American horror cinema, and the transformations and hybrids that this relationship creates.