Kier-La Janisse

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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

(2012) Producer

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Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

(2021) Writer

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Tales of the Uncanny

(2020) Producer

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To Fire You Come at Last

(2023) Executive Producer

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A Folk Horror Tale

(2021) Script

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

(2019) Producer

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We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea

(2017) Executive Producer

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Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

(2021) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Narrator	A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress 2023-09-22 Movie
	Narrator	The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser 2023-09-22 Movie
2021	Narrator	The Devil Down Under: Satanic Panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's Birthday 2021-12-07 Movie
	Self	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021-09-09 Movie
2020	Self	Tales of the Uncanny 2020-10-31 Movie
2018	N/A	Eli Roth's History of Horror 2018-10-14 TV Show
2015	Herself	Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix 2015-02-16 Movie
2014	Self	Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' 2014-10-13 Movie
	Self	Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau” 2014-08-24 Movie
2004	Herself	Celluloid Horror 2004-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser 2023-09-22 Movie
	Director	A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress 2023-09-22 Movie
2021	Director	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021-09-09 Movie
	Director	Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon 2021-08-24 Movie
2019	Director	From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film 2019-11-29 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	Ajita Wilson: An Elusive Icon 2023-09-22 Movie
	Producer	The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film 2023-09-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	To Fire You Come at Last 2023-07-02 Movie
2021	Producer	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021-09-09 Movie
	Producer	Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon 2021-08-24 Movie
2020	Producer	Tales of the Uncanny 2020-10-31 Movie
2019	Producer	From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film 2019-11-29 Movie
	Producer	Tights Worship: Inside the Practices of The Rita 2019-07-01 Movie
2017	Executive Producer	We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea 2017-12-14 Movie
2012	Producer	Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s 2012-03-30 Movie
	Producer	Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser 2023-09-22 Movie
2021	Writer	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021-09-09 Movie
2020	Writer	S.W.A.L.K. II 2020-10-06 Movie
	Writer	Terminal City Blues — Vancouver Onscreen In Out of the Blue Movie
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Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Additional Editor	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021-09-09 Movie
2019	Editor	From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film 2019-11-29 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Script	A Folk Horror Tale 2021-07-08 Movie
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