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If you remember the days of home video trailers, you probably remember that most trailers were for movies that looked way worse than whatever last-minute rental you grabbed as your mom honked at you from the parking lot to hurry up, but every once in a while, you’d find a diamond among those rough previews. Ginger Snaps is that diamond. A low-budget werewolf flick coming out of Canada, Ginger Snaps does a lot with the little it has, and is anchored by solid performances from its leads, and a unique twist on a very familiar monster myth.
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger’s first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger’s wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.
Join Clay and Amanda as they get into late 90’s styling, premenstrual lycanthropy, “cherry hunters,” overly suggestive/inappropriate dessert dishes, what to do when your sister turns into a monster, and when it’s the right time for parents to burn down the house, cover up a murder, and start a new life somewhere else.
Puberty has often been used as a metaphor for horror stories, from Teen Wolf to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Ginger Snaps might be the first film to blend the horrors of being a teenage girl with the horrors of becoming a werewolf! Join us as we bite down on this great, Canadian, cult classic because it’s that time of the month on this episode of The Rotten Horror Picture Show!