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Kier-La Janisse (born October 3, 1972) is a Canadian film writer, programmer, producer, and founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies.
Kier-La Janisse is the author of House of Psychotic Women, a book about female horror directors. She also produces and programs films for Severin Films, a boutique label specializing in cult and horror cinema.
Kier-La Janisse is a film writer, publisher, producer, acquisitions executive for Severin Films and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University.
Oct 26, 2020 · Based on film critic Kier-La Janisse’s acclaimed memoir of the same name, House of Psychotic Women is the dramatized tale of a 15 year old horror fan named CARLY who is abandoned to the child welfare system in 1980s Winnipeg after a suicide attempt.
8,616 Followers, 1,749 Following, 1,458 Posts - Kier-La Janisse (@kierlajanisse) on Instagram: "Author, House of Psychotic Women Director @woodlandsdarkanddaysbewitched Acquisitions/Producer @severinfilms New book on COCKFIGHTER coming 2024".
Kier-La Janisse is a Canadian horror expert and founder of The Miskatonic Institute. She has written books, produced and directed documentaries on various aspects of horror cinema, such as folk horror, quinqui films and Jean Rollin.
Unlike her male counterpart - 'the eccentric' - the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play. HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN is an examination of these characters through a daringly personal autobiographical lens.
