[Rec]

This chapter focuses on the most successful Spanish horror franchise to date. Specifically, it situates this set of films within the mid-2000s broader mediascape, establishing a connection with a cinematic subgenre – found footage horror – and a wide popular television format – the factual. Complementarily, it places the [Rec] saga within Filmax’s intervention within the Spanish film panorama. Finally, it traces the generic mix between horror and comedy within the evolution of the franchise.