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Jason and Tony chat with with Kier-La Janisse. 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. She is the author of several books including House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012/2022); and a prolific editor. She wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021), and produced the acclaimed blu-ray box sets All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror (2021) and The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle (2023), and now her newest release is ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: VOLUME 2. The new box set includes 24 International Folk Horror Classics on 13 Discs, 55+ Combined Hours of Special Features, a 252 Page Hardcover Book…and More!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #86: Dark Adult Non-Fiction Novels Coming Out October 2022 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind, by Kate Winkler Dawson (Author) (Oct 4) https://amzn.to/3cg04ug The Book of Seances, by Claire Goodchild https://amzn.to/3DdERwE Castle Rock Kitchen: Wicked Good Recipes from the World of Stephen King, by Theresa Carle-Sanders (Oct 4) https://amzn.to/3KZxtH7 Clive Barker's Dark Worlds, by Sarah Stokes (Oct 18) https://amzn.to/3BtBeRL Dark Carnivals: Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire, by W. Scott Poole (Oct 4) https://amzn.to/3r5KcyN Good Morning, Olive: Haunted Theatres of Broadway and Beyond, by Robert Viagas (Oct 1) https://amzn.to/3RQtpLj House of Psychotic Women: Expanded Edition: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films 2nd Ed. by Kier-La Janisse (Author) (October 4) https://amzn.to/3TS4t8d The Little Book of Satanism: A Guide to Satanic History, Culture, and Wisdom, by La Carmina (Author) (October 25) https://amzn.to/3DcaXsq The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, by Carmen Spagnola (Oct 31) https://amzn.to/3B61tw9 Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, by Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick and Noel Brown (Oct 11) https://amzn.to/3PI8jhl A Tale of Two Villains: Theme and Symbolism in Dracula and the Harry Potter Saga, by Calvin H. Cherry (Oct 18) https://amzn.to/3DdRLKP Toil and Trouble: A Women's History of the Occult, by Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson (Oct 25) https://amzn.to/3x9dDU8 Vampire Cinema: The First 100 Years, by Christopher Frayling (Oct 31) https://amzn.to/3SbjyAj Visions of the Occult: An Untold Story of Art & Magic, by Victoria Jenkins (Oct 4) https://amzn.to/3DeIWR9 The Witch of the Woods, by Kylie Mann (Oct 4) https://amzn.to/3esByXW The Witch's Complete Guide to Tarot, by Wigington Patti (Oct 11) https://amzn.to/3Dc2tBG Witches and Warlocks of New York: Legends, Victims, and Sinister Spellcasters, by Lisa LaMonica (Oct 15) https://amzn.to/3QFipQc Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! And our Amazon Live Channel! Dark Side of the Library Website
This week we're so incredibly thrilled to chat with writer, director, festival programmer, The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and otherwise multi-hyphenate Kier-La Janisse! Her debut feature as a director, the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, premiered last year at SXSW and is currently on Shudder. Her book House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a newly updated edition that's available through Fab Press as a signed copy with a bonus CD right now and will also be available through regular bookstores starting tomorrow!We chat about her relationship to horror, her introduction to the genre as well as her writing and the Miskatonic Institute before digging into the Goldie Hawn/Chevy Chase film Foul Play. And while this is one of those nontraditional choices, her Scarred for Life story is one for the ages. We use that as a jumping off point to discuss the wild film. Follow Kier-La at her website, Twitter and Instagram.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter. Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Examining Shelley through the lens of the “final girl” horror trope, talking about feminist film theory, and questioning the popular perception of Wendy Torrance and Shelley's portrayal of the character. Want to learn about the filmic phallus and castration anxiety? Tune in!SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/texastwiggyredcircle.com/texastwiggyRobert Hickersonroberthickerson.comInstagram @roberthickersonBilge EbiriTwitter @BilgeEbirivulture.com/author/bilge-ebiriFurther reading on The Shining and the final girl:Bilge Ebiri, The Discomforting Legacy of Wendy Torrance vulture.com/2019/11/the-discomforting-legacy-of-wendy-torrance.htmlRebecca McCallum, Sympathising With Wendy: The Overlooked Heroine Of The Shiningevolutionofhorror.com/blog/sympathising-with-wendyJillian Cheney, It's Okay to Scream: In Defence of the Weeping Mothers of Horrorthefinalgirls.co.uk/bloody-women/shelleyTheresa Baughman, The Shining's Final Girl: Wendy Torrance & Vulnerabilitywhatsleepsbeneath.com/movieblog/the-shining-wendy-torranceCandice Frederick, The Complex Dynamic Between Female Muse and Male Filmmaker slashfilm.com/556519/male-directors-and-actressesAmanda Gowin, The Misunderstood Perfection of Shelley Duvall in Kubrick's The Shiningthisishorror.co.uk/the-misunderstood-perfection-of-shelley-duvall-in-kubricks-the-shining/Kier-La Janisse, House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, 2012Jason Hellerman, A Deep Examination of the Final Girl Tropenofilmschool.com/final-girl-tropeEmily Gagne, [Final Girl Fashion] Anything But A Dull Girl: Why We Can't Overlook Wendy's Wardrobe In The Shining (1980)nofspodcast.com/final-girl-fashion-anything-but-a-dull-girl-why-we-cant-overlook-wendys-wardrobe-in-the-shining-1980AveryInstagram @p.avery.eSarahInstagram @shelleyduvallxo and @sarlukowski TikTok @shelleyduvallxoOliviaInstagram @oliviasprngSpotify @stonewashedworld Meemmalehman.comTwitter @crumblylemonInstagram @lemoncrumbz and @backstitchbaby Patrons:Ken LehmanDuane LehmanXavier HamelJosé ArmentaJustine SpringbergKelly ElasserLiz WheelerCavid DassidySharonSarah ElizabethDan TravisSophia PulidoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/texastwiggy/exclusive-content
Becky and Alicia are joined by special guest Kier-La Janisse (director of 2021 SXSW Audience Award winner Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror) to talk about two of the most controversial Canadian films of 1975: Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS and Gina.Please note that this episode includes discussions of sexual violence, Nazis and war atrocities. If that's not for you, we completely understand. Join us next week where we discuss a movie in which Diana Ross twirls in rainbows.ABOUT KIER-LA JANISSE Kier-La Janisse is a film writer, programmer and producer, founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and author of House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012) and A Violent Professional: The Films of Luciano Rossi (2007). She has co-edited several books including Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (2015) and Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017) and is currently co-editing an anthology on the films of Robert Downey, Sr. and writing a monograph on Monte Hellman's Cockfighter. She was a producer on the documentaries Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films that Ruled the ‘70s (2012) and Tales of the Uncanny (2020), and her first film as writer/director/producer, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, has its World Premiere at SXSW 2021.Got a question for the hosts, or want to know more about the show? You can always email us at podcast@hollywoodsuite.ca or reach out via one of the platforms below.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr Alison Peirse is a film professor and writer of "After Dracula", "Korean Horror Cinema", and "Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre". In this episode, we talk all about the history of women in horror and women creating horror, as well as advice for new filmmakers and horror movie recommendations to watch on Halloween! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Alison on Instagram @AlisonPeirse, and purchase "Women Make Horror" here. Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune and @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita Alison's book list recommendations: Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890's to Present, by Robin R. Means Coleman Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in Modern Horror Film, Carol J. Glover The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, by Mallory O'Meary 1000 Women in Horror: 1896-2018, by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas House of Psychotic Women: Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, by Kier-La Janisse This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Alison Peirse, and edited by Malin Evita. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or contact us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/makingitwomeninfilm/message
Austin Film Society Lead Programmer Lars Nilsen conducts a discussion with legendary film programmer, publisher and writer Kier-La Janisse. Janisse is owner/Artistic Director of Spectacular Optical Publications and founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. She has been a programmer for the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, co-founded Montreal microcinema Blue Sunshine, founded the CineMuerte Horror Film Festival (1999-2005) in Vancouver, was the Festival Director of Monster Fest in Melbourne, Australia and was the subject of the documentary Celluloid Horror (2005). She is the 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) and contributed to Destroy All Movies!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film (Fantagraphics, 2011), Recovering 1940s Horror: Traces of a Lost Decade (Lexington, 2014) The Canadian Horror Film: Terror of the Soul (University of Toronto Press, 2015) and We Are the Martians: The Legacy of Nigel Kneale (PS Press, 2017). She co-edited and published the anthology books KID POWER! (Spectacular Optical, 2014), Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (Spectacular Optical, 2015), Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (2017), and Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017), She is currently writing the books A Song From the Heart Beats the Devil Every Time: Children’s Programming and the Counterculture, 1965-1985 and a forthcoming book about Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter. She (and we) would love it if you would contribute to her next project, COCKFIGHT. You can do so here. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cockfight-books#/
Yep, it's a long episode, but this story is just 'oh so good!' The hosts have so much to discuss with this mysterious, twist-turning, deeply sad family melodrama turned ghost story. Podcast fans gave a slew of great film recommendations, but Tracy and Minki chose one fan's wish for them to review this 2003 Korean horror film. It was a perfect pick since it features females as the main characters during this special month...that's right, it's Women in Horror Month! The two young actresses in this tragic horror really crank out the anguish and tears in both the creepy and the gut-wrenching scenes. So, join the hosts in saluting females in genre films that keep audiences coming back for more. Sure, this is another film that features females struggling with psychosis — which is ironically the basis of one of Tracy's favorite birthday gifts: House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films — but hey, it's a good story, and thankfully, it's not as heavy as a rape revenge film. Celebrate all the bad ass females in horror films this month and send recommendations for your favorite film de femme!
Penny Dreadful, having premiered at South by Southwest and airing on Showtime, is a “quality TV” version of episodic horror. The series derives its name from 19th century serialized fiction called penny dreadfuls, and the series’ main characters and narrative arches are derived from classic 19th century horror literature (Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus for example). Further Reading Benshoff, Harry M. Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1997. Print. Clover, Carol J. Men Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. London: BFI, 1992. Print. Creed, Barbara. The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis. London: Routledge, 1993. Print. Hand, Richard J., and Jay McRoy. Monstrous Adaptations: Generic and Thematic Mutations in Horror Film. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2007. Print. Humm, Maggie. Feminism and Film. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1997. Print. Janisse, Kier-La. House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films. Godalming, UK: Fab, 2012. Print. Kiefer-Newman, Katherine. “Agent of Change: A Multiplicity of Female Tricksters in Two Decades (1990s and Early 2000s to 2010) of Postmodern American Movies.” Diss. Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2011. Print. Kristeva, Julia. Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection. New York: Columbia UP, 1982. Print. Skal, David J. The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror. New York: Norton, 1993. Print. Let’s Start at the Beginning (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-SA 4.0 Author: Geneveive Newman
Darknet is an adaptation of the Japanese series Torihada (2010-present), and exists as something between a web series, an interactive TV anthology, and a Canadian network series. References and Further Reading Abramowitz, Rachel. Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?: Women’s Experience of Power in Hollywood. New York: Random House, 2000. Print. Barnouw, Erik. The Golden Web: A History of Broadcasting in the United States. Vol. 2. New York: Oxford UP, 1968. Print. Clover, Carol J. Men Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. London: BFI, 1992. Print. Creed, Barbara. The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis. London: Routledge, 1993. Print. Hamilton, Patrick. Gas Light, a Victorian Thriller in Three Acts. London: Constable, 1939. Print. Humm, Maggie. Feminism and Film. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1997. Print. Janisse, Kier-La. House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films. Godalming, UK: Fab, 2012. Print. Jones, Norma, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor. Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littelfield, 2014. Print. Kristeva, Julia. Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection. New York: Columbia UP, 1982. Print. Lené Hole, Kristin. Towards a Feminist Cinematic Ethics: Claire Denis, Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Nancy. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2016. Print. Rochon, Debbie. “The Legend of the Scream Queen.” GC Magazine 1999. Web. Rose, Jacqueline. Sexuality in the Field of Vision. London: Verso, 1991. Print. Short, Sue. Misfit Sisters: Screen Horror as Female Rites of Passage. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. Print. Sobchack, Vivian Carol. Carnal Thoughts: Embodiment and Moving Image Culture. Berkeley: U of California, 2004. Print. Let’s Start at the Beginning (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-SA 4.0 Author: Geneveive Newman
Andrea and Alex venture once more into the breach and tackle the questions and comments received over the last year. They also look back on a year’s worth of topics and reassess their own opinions. EXTRA CREDIT The 8-bit Lakeside Lunatic by artist Trevor Henderson. House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis […]
Welcome back! In Episode 2 of Trash Twins, we dig into Satan, Satan, Satan; secret blood oaths; social upheaval; and Skelly’s catholic school childhood through the films Don’t Deliver Us From Evil (1971), and Alucarda (1978), in an episode we lovingly title “Subtweeting Your Childhood”. 00:00 - 36:00 - Katie and Sarah discuss the film Don’t Deliver Us From Evil (1971), directed by Joël Séria, starring: Bernard Dhéran, Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener, Gérard Darrieu, Marc Dudicourt, and Véronique Silver. Sarah mentions Kier-La Janisse’s essential tome: House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (FAB PRESS) which has recently had its paperback release. Highly recommended. 36:00 -1:04:00 - Katie and Sarah continue the conversation with Alucarda (1978), directed by Juan López Moctezuma, starring: Tina Romero, Cladio Brook, Martin LaSalle, David Silva, Tina French, Lili Garza, and Susana Kamini Katie mentions the show Bridezilla, the character she talks about can be seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHRBk4hLTfM Shout out to our fabulous editor, Sean Witzke. His podcast Travis Bickle on the Riviera is over at: http://www.factualopinion.com/ INTRO: Claude Germain,Dominique Ney--music from the film Don’t Deliver Us From Evil Outro: Dominique Ney - “Dis, Ferme Un Instant Les Yeux” from the soundtrack Don’t Deliver Us From Evil Email us at: talktrashtwins@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @trashtwins Tumblr: http://trashtwinspodcast.tumblr.com/