Kier-La Janisse

Kier-La Janisse

Kier-La Janisse (1972-) is a Canadian film writer, programmer and producer, founder of international horror school The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and author of A Violent Professional: The Films of Luciano Rossi (FAB Press, 2007) and House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (FAB Press, 2012). Her first feature film as director/producer, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror is due out from Severin Films in 2021.

  • Title: Kier-La Janisse
  • Popularity: 1.759
  • Known For: Directing
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  • Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Canada
  • Homepage: https://www.kierlajanisse.com/
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Kier-La Janisse Movies

  • 2021
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    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.2 2021 HD

    An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British...

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  • 2021
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    The Devil Down Under: Satanic Panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's Birthday
    The Devil Down Under: Satanic Panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's Birthday

    1 2021 HD

    A video essay about satanic panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's birthday,based on Alexandra Heller- Nicholas's chapter of the same...

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  • 2023
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    A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress
    A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress

    1 2023 HD

    A video tribute to actress Karin Schubert.

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  • 2023
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    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser
    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    1 2023 HD

    A poignant ode to the star of the Black Emanuelle series and the real-life love story at its core, written, directed and narrated by Kier-La Janisse...

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  • 2014
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    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    6.6 2014 HD

    The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which...

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  • 2004
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    Celluloid Horror
    Celluloid Horror

    7 2004 HD

    Celluloid Horror explores Kier-La Janisse's tireless crusade to bring obscure cult horror film to the masses through her independently run...

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  • 2015
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    Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix
    Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix

    5 2015 HD

    A featurette looking back at the early years of the celebrated Canadian production company, including interviews with author Kier-La Janisse and...

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  • 2014
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    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

    5.5 2014 HD

    "Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist...

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  • 2020
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    Tales of the Uncanny
    Tales of the Uncanny

    7.1 2020 HD

    A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

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  • 2024
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    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter
    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter

    1 2024 HD

    The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is...

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  • 2021
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    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.2 2021 HD

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  • 2012
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    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

    7.7 2012 HD

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  • 2021
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    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.2 2021 HD

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  • 2020
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    S.W.A.L.K. II
    S.W.A.L.K. II

    8 2020 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film
    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser
    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser
    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress
    A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Ajita Wilson: An Elusive Icon
    Ajita Wilson: An Elusive Icon

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2021
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    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2019
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    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1970
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    Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue
    Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue
    Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2021
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    A Folk Horror Tale
    A Folk Horror Tale

    4 2021 HD

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  • 1970
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    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema
    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema
    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2017
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    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea
    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea

    6.2 2017 HD

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  • 2023
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    To Fire You Come at Last
    To Fire You Come at Last

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2021
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    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.2 2021 HD

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  • 2019
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    Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita
    Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2020
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    Tales of the Uncanny
    Tales of the Uncanny

    7.1 2020 HD

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  • 2021
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    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.2 2021 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Art of the Calendar
    The Art of the Calendar

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2018
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    Eli Roth's History of Horror
    Eli Roth's History of Horror

    6.525 2018 HD

    An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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