John Fawcett''s Ginger Snaps

Few studies of Canadian cinema to date have engaged deeply with genre cinema and its connection to Canadian culture. Ernest Mathijs does just that in this volume, which traces the inception, production, and reception of Canada’s internationally renowned horror film, Ginger Snaps (2000).

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Chapter One: Wolfer Grrrls

Chapter Two: Morbid Sisters

Chapter Three: Menstrual Monsters

Chapter Four: Horror Heroines

Epilogue

Production Credits

Further Viewing

Notes

Selected Bibliography

About the author

By Ernest Mathijs

Summary

Few studies of Canadian cinema to date have engaged deeply with genre cinema and its connection to Canadian culture. Ernest Mathijs does just that in this volume, which traces the inception, production, and reception of Canada’s internationally renowned horror film, Ginger Snaps (2000).

Product details

• Authors: Ernest Mathijs
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2013
• EAN: 9781442615670
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1567-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Canadian Cinema; Canadian Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)