23. Ginger Snaps (2000)

The Meg Loves Movies x Chloe’s Not Scared crossover that you’ve all been waiting for! Playwright, theater educator and dramaturg Meg Mechelke joins me on the pod to discuss the Y2K cult classic Ginger Snaps (2000). We howl about the sadness of werewolves, the cynical women canon, our upbringing in a cold almost-Canadian climate, funny yet competent moms, and taking angst seriously. If you’re not following Meg, what are you doing with your life? Give them a follow! Meg brings a much-needed critical look at the horror genre with a fun, conversational tone.

Please note that dog death (at 18:00) and suicide (at 21:00) are major plot points so we do briefly discuss these topics.

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Ginger in Ginger Snaps (2000), courtesy of Motion International

00:00-12:00- Intro / Meg’s Horror History / Our Experience with Werewolf Movies / How We First Saw Ginger Snaps

12:00-37:00- Brief Synopsis / Setting / Characters / Themes

37:00-53:00- The Werewolf / Legacy

53:00-1:10:00 - Sequels (mostly Ginger Snaps 2) / Double Feature Ideas / Outro

Please note, timestamps are estimates.

Brigitte in Ginger Snaps (2000), courtesy of Motion International

References:

• Creating the Beast: Behind the Bloody Making of Ginger Snaps Featurette

• Faculty of Horror podcast

• Horror Queers podcast

• The Nottingham Horror Collective (Meg is/will be published here!)

Find Us:

• Follow Meg on Instagram and Meg Loves Movies.

• Follow Chloe’s Letterboxd and Instagram.

• Find other great film pods on the Now Playing Network.

Ginger (partial wolf form) in Ginger Snaps (2000), courtesy of Motion International

The clips used in this episode is from Ginger Snaps (2000) trailer and film, used for educational purposes.

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