House of psychotic women : an autobiographical topography of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films

House Of Psychotic Women Is An Autobiographical Exploration Of Female Neurosis In Horror And Exploitation Films. Anecdotes And Memories Interweave With Film History, Criticism, Trivia And Confrontational Imagery To Create A Reflective Personal History And Examination Of Female Madness, Both Onscreen And Off.--publisher Description. Introduction: Have You Got A Magnificent Problem? -- Part 1. Wound-gatherers: The Entity; Paranormal Activity -- Part 2. Broken Dolls: The Corruption Of Chris Miller; The Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll; Singapore Sling; Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly; The Rats Are Coming!; The Werewolves Are Here!; Martyrs; Images; 3 Women; Sisters -- Part 3. All Safe And Dead: The Glass Ceiling; All The Colors Of The Dark; Gently Before She Dies; Anima Persa; Let's Scare Jessica To Death; The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud; The Haunting Of Julia -- Part 4. Secret Ceremonies: Ms.45; Four Flies On Grey Velvet; Autopsy; The Perfume Of The Lady In Black; Toys Are Not For Children; Secret Ceremony; The Witch Who Came From The Sea; Daddy; The Geography Of Fear; The Ladies Club; A Gun For Jennifer; Defenceless -- Part 5. Afterschool Special: Trance; May; The Collector; Out Of The Blue; Don't Deliver Us From Evil; Alucarda; Cutting Moments; In My Skin -- Part 6. The Strange Passenger: Marnie; Born Innocent; Christiane F.; Streetwise; A Lizard In A Woman's Skin; Footprints; Nabi: The Butterfly; La Nuit Des Traquées; Love Me Deadly; Nekromantik -- Part 7. You've Always Loved Violence: The Whip And The Body; The Frightened Woman; The Isle; Bad Guy; The Blood Spattered Bride; Rebecca -- Part 8. Heal Me With Hatred: Symptoms; Prey; Cat People; The Devils; The Killer Nun; Mademoiselle; The Piano Teacher -- Part 9. Piercing Reality: The Other Side Of The Underneath; The Brood; Possession; Szamanka; Man, Woman And Beast; Antichrist -- Part 10. You Carry A Coffin Today: Venus Drowning; Mermaid In A Manhole -- Epilogue: The Monster At The End Of This Book -- Appendix: Compendium Of Female Neurosis. Kier-la Janisse. ... This Appendix ... Fills Out Half The Physical Density Of The Book ... Is A Cross-section Of Horror And Violent Exploitation Films That Feature Disturbed Or Neurotic Women ... Includes Capsules Of Films Discussed Previously In The Narrative As Well As Other Films ...p. [210]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart - †̃the eccentricâ€TM - 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. Anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, trivia and confrontational imagery to create a reflective personal history and a celebration of female madness, both onscreen and off. This critically-acclaimed publication is packed with rare images that combine with family photos and artifacts to form a titillating sensory overload, with a filmography that traverses the acclaimed and the obscure in equal measure. Films covered include The Entity, Paranormal Activity, Singapore Sling, 3 Women, Toys Are Not for Children, Repulsion, Letâ€TMs Scare Jessica to Death, The Haunting of Julia, Secret Ceremony, Cutting Moments, Out of the Blue, Mademoiselle, The Piano Teacher, Possession, Antichrist and hundreds more. Prior to this ebook edition, Kier-La's highly acclaimed book has already been issued twice in hardcover and twice in paperback, garnering extensive press coverage. Endorsement including the following: “God, this woman can write, with a voice and intellect thatâ€TMs so new. The truth in the most deadly unique way Iâ€TMve ever read.” â€" Ralph Bakshi, director of †̃Fritz the Catâ€TM, †̃Heavy Trafficâ€TM, †̃Lord of the Ringsâ€TM, etc. “Fascinating, engaging and lucidly written: an extraordinary blend of deeply researched academic analysis and revealing memoir.” â€" Iain Banks, author of †̃The Wasp Factoryâ€TM