James A. Janisse
Acting
Biography
James A. Janisse is an American internet personality and actor. He is the founder of the YouTube channel Dead Meat, which centers around horror movies. The channel has amassed 6 million subscribers since it began in 2017.
Born: May 6, 1989
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
In Search of Darkness: Part II
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
In Search of Darkness
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
The Look-See
A tragic event draws a group of troubled people together, bonded by their shared pasts and dirty secrets. However, one by one they are visited by a demonic entity known as the Look-See, which forces them to confront their grief and trauma, or suffer a gruesome fate...
Hysteria!
When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the "Satanic Panic" of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.
Scream
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Living with Chucky
A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to be a part of the, "Chucky" family.
Little Bites
Mindy, a young widow and mother who tries to protect her daughter Alice from a flesh eating monster named Agyar. Mindy has been secretly sacrificing her own life by allowing the creature to feast on her body as she keeps Alice hidden away at her grandmother’s house.
Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!
Frankenscience and religious ideology reanimate a cohort of recently deceased fetishists to create the perfectly subservient woman only to unleash hell on the patriarchy.
13 Fanboy
An obsessed fan stalks his favorite actors from the Friday the 13th films and beyond, mirroring his idol Jason Voorhees.
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
This spin-off series of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula stars monster drag artists from the show's previous seasons returning to the competition for a chance to win a $100,000 grand prize and the title of Queen of the Underworld. Each week the returning drag monsters must compete in makeup, costume creation, and performance based challenges to prove that they are the best of the best, while the weakest among them must face terrifying physical feats or risk elimination until only the true Titan of Dragula remains.
Filmography
as Newscaster
as Male Townsperson
as Doug
as Officer Dunbar
as Voiceover (voice)
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Film Fails Host
as James A. Janisse (archive footage)
as Self
as Beach Guy
as Self
as Raymond
as Lineup Man #1
as Main character