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THE CINEMUERTE FILM FESTIVAL

In 1999, I mounted the first CineMuerte Film Festival in Vancouver, an independent horror film…

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KIER-LA JANISSE is an author, critic, film programmer, podcaster, publisher and producer with an emphasis on genre cinema.

Video Watchdog’s Tim Lucas referred to her book House of Psychotic Women as one of the 10 “most vital” horror film books of all time, and Ian MacAllister-McDonald of the LA Review of Books called it “the next step in genre theory, as well as the most frightening and heart-rending memoir I’ve read in years.”

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I stupidly forgot to take a screenshot of the mome

I stupidly forgot to take a screenshot of the momentous online book launch event today for the first-ever book about the films of exploitation filmmaker ROBERTA FINDLAY (complete with persistent pornhub zoom-bomber!).
The book was edited by Peter Alilunas and @w.strubalicious (pictured, with Roberta holding the book) and featuring writing by many scholars whose work I follow and admire including @horrornonna @dr_johnnywalker Jen Moorman Kevin Bozelka Neil Jackson Finley Freibert - and me! (I wrote about the much-detested SHAUNA: EVERY MAN'S FANTASY, a year-long research project with original interviews etc). Although Roberta is known for being hilariously crotchety and thinking anyone who likes her films is an imbecile, she was actually much easier on us than I expected, and was very generous with her time, sitting still for 2 hours of questions and comments.
(As an aside, poor @donna_mcrae_ , the sweetest person on earth who had dialed in all the way from Australia, was erroneously identified as the Zoom bomber and kicked out of the Zoom lol - hopefully she'll get to watch the recording!)

The most underappreciated xmas tree ornament

The most underappreciated xmas tree ornament

This may not seem like a big deal but she is actua

This may not seem like a big deal but she is actually lying on my leg and normally she always sits/sleeps at least a foot away from me. Of course now I can never move...

It's Black (Emanuelle) Friday! So declares @moviel

It's Black (Emanuelle) Friday! So declares @movielandvideo who just published this epic oral history - over a year in the making - with many (many!) of the people who worked on @severinfilms THE SENSUAL WORLD OF BLACK EMANUELLE box set, including producers, restorationists, commentators, designers, translators, audio and QC pros and more! He even commissioned an original banner by @drazenkozjan who designed our magnetic doll set! Don't forget you can get the box set for 50% off as part of the 24hr box set flash sale that kicks off tonight at Midnight!

https://movielandvideopodcast.blogspot.com/2024/11/severins-sensual-world-of-black.html?m=1

The @severinfilms Black Friday sale begins tonight

The anthology book about the films of Roberta Find

The anthology book about the films of Roberta Findlay edited by Whit Strub and Peter Alilunas that I wrote a chapter for (about her controversial 'documentary' SHAUNA: EVERY MAN'S FANTASY) has finally been released in an affordable paperback edition, and YOU are invited to our informal online book launch on December 3rd -- featuring the caustic and mercurial Roberta Findlay herself!

Free admission, RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/refocus-the-films-of-roberta-findlay-paperback-launch-tickets-1095355480729

#robertafindlay #exploitationfilm #shaunagrant #shaunaeverymansfantasy #filmbooks

Got some of the old CineMuerte gang together to se

Got some of the old CineMuerte gang together to see @anttimpson 's BOOKWORM at the @riogrindfilmfest yesterday. Many of us hadn't seen eachother in years and it was a very special occasion because Anthony (that's what everyone called him back then) was an important presence at the fest because he would always come over on the plane carrying several 35mm prints I would play as part of the repertory lineup and generally help everyone out at the fest doing whatever needed to be done, so he was always a guest but simultaneously put to work as a volunteer! I really miss seeing Ant every year -we were so close that he even pressed 'play' on the music as I walked down the aisle (actually a dirt path in the woods) to get married (to the opening song from THE WICKER MAN - only me and Ant knew it was a song from a horror film lol) and apparently we have such similar taste in music that we BOTH used Andy Bown's "Tarot" in our films!

We all adored BOOKWORM - what a great and funny (and appropriately stressful) adventure movie - GO SEE IT in theatres if you have a chance! And thanks to @photonfilmscan for getting out on screens in Canada! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

I've been cooking up something with @severinfilms

I've been cooking up something with @severinfilms and a bunch of filmmakers we love to bring you a new holiday tradition, starting this year on @shudder

#thehauntedseason #severinfilms

#thehauntedseason #severinfilms

who is this who is coming?

who is this who is coming?

Everything is a pillow to this one, including my b

Everything is a pillow to this one, including my bag of chips

NEW interview with me at @bandsaboutmovies about m

NEW interview with me at @bandsaboutmovies about my work on the @severinfilms box set ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR Vol 2 - check it out at bandsaboutmovies.com

#folkhorror #allthehauntsbeoursvolume2 #allthehauntsbeours #severinfilms #boutiquelabel #bluray

Here you can see a sample of the new cards made fo

Here you can see a sample of the new cards made for the Oracle deck booster pack, released to coincide with @severinfilms ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS vol 2 box set. This oracle deck designed by @ofstickandbone is one of my favourite things I've ever commissioned so I want to make sure it doesnt get overlooked! The booster pack comes in a velvet bag and when you integrate the new cards with the original box of cards, the whole box fits inside the bag. You can get the booster pack here: https://severinfilms.com/en-ca/collections/shop/products/woodlands-dark-and-days-bewitched-folk-horror-oracle-deck-booster-pack
And if you don't have the original deck, Severin reprinted some of those too, also available on the site!
#allthehauntsbeours #allthehauntsbeoursvolume2 #woodlandsdarkanddaysbewitched #folkhorror #severinfilms #oracledeck

Utterly speechless at this gift from Betsy Willefo

Utterly speechless at this gift from Betsy Willeford, the original Laurence Donovan artist proof for what eventually became the cover of COCKFIGHTER JOURNAL, from Charles Willeford's personal collection.

Miss out on my book COCKFIGHT: A FABLE OF FAILURE

Miss out on my book COCKFIGHT: A FABLE OF FAILURE about Charles Willeford/Monte Hellman's COCKFIGHTER? My shipper Taylor at @screamandwrithe unearthed a box of books we'd held back for emergencies (such as me miscounting orders or some such thing) and they are now up for sale on his website - get them while they last! https://screamandwrithe.com/product/print/art/kier-la-janisse-cockfight-a-fable-of-failure-book/

#cockfighter #montehellman #charleswilleford #warrenoates #rogercorman #newworldpictures #southernfilm #driveinmovie #pulpfiction #filmbook #filmhistory

I'll be in Winnipeg later this week for @winnipegf

I'll be in Winnipeg later this week for @winnipegfilm 's Gimme Some Truth doc fest to present my short film THE RELUCTANT ICON about Black Emanuelle star Laura Gemser on Nov 9th - featuring animation by Winnipeg's own @leslie.supnet and editing by filmmaker/curator @stephenbroomer (who will also be at the fest with his own program of experimental shorts on Nov 7th) - PLUS Stephen and I will be on a panel with fellow fest guest @schlockvalue about independent distribution on Nov 8th! Check out the full lineup here: https://davebarbercinematheque.com/gimme-some-truth-documentary-festival/

This Saturday I'll be in Seattle at @thebeaconsea

This Saturday I'll be in Seattle at @thebeaconsea to present two gorgeous films from @severinfilms new ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS Vol 2 box set - Juraj Herz' THE NINTH HEART (1979) and Kim Ki-young's IO ISLAND (1977) - and I'll even have a limited number of box sets for sale at the screenings! (It will be my first time seeing them in person!!!) Go to thebeacon.film for tickets and if you can't make it in person, get the box set, bundles and related custom merch at severinfilms.com !

#folkhorror #allthehauntsbeours #allthehauntsbeoursvolume2 #ioisland #theninthheart #jurajherz #kimkiyoung #severinfilms #beaconcinema

IT LIVES! The ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS vol 2 box set

IT LIVES! The ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS vol 2 box set has arrived at the @severinfilms warehouse and the shipping process has begun! I believe there are still a small number if bundles available that include the @slippery_jack tea Infuser , the NINTH HEART Puppet stage designed by @papercutpix , the corpse road tea towel by Alice Patullo , the Welsh Folk horror zine by @matchbox_cineclub , the earthy Blood on Severin's Claw tote bag - and don't forget you can individually get the oracle deck and booster pack containing 20 new cards designed by @ofstickandbone just for this box set (HIGHLY recommended, these oracle cards are among my favourite things I've ever commissioned). Each box set also includes the hardcover storybook featuring new stories by @edenroycebooks @cynthiapelayoauthor Sarah Gailey, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Steve Duffy, @erikatwurth @lyndaerucker Chandra Mayor, Yvette Tan, Cassandra Khaw and @ericschaller11 - waaaaay too many people who contributed incredible work for this box set to list them all here but take my word for it, this is a package well worth having in your collection !
Everybody thank @tod_corman for making these things possible!!!

#folkhorror #allthehauntsbeours #severinfilms

The first review of my new book! And in the @larev

The first review of my new book! And in the @lareviewofbooks too!
Honoured that the reviewer Dylan Adamson put so much thought and care into this 🐓
Read the full review at https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cockfighter-of-the-year/

If you're one of my pals in Winnipeg you probably

If you're one of my pals in Winnipeg you probably already know about this, but as I sit proudly on the Board of Directors for the @winnipegfilm Winnipeg Film Group I am compelled to remind people that their massive FUN-draiser is tomorrow night in the Black Lodge (the WFG's black box studio/party space) and among the things you can win in the raffle are BLACK EMANUELLE prizes I donated from @severinfilms , including the box set, the board game, the magnetic doll set and more! But even more excitingly you can also win prizes from Winnipeg OG royalty like John Paizs and Guy Maddin!! And if you're NOT in Winnipeg, consider donating to the WFG anyway. This year marks their 50th Anniversary as a fully artist-run centre, during which they have provided equipment, studio space, know-how and inspiration to multiple generations of budding filmmakers. This is an incredibly important organization to me - consider putting them on your monthly or annual funding list. It's a tax write-off and helps one of the most important cultural organizations in Canada continue their great work.

#winnipegfilmgroup #guymaddin #johnpaizs

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