I'm just a teenage werewolf, baby: Ginger Snaps (Canada, 2000) & When Animals Dream (Denmark & France, 2014)

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 8:30 a.m.

Being a teenage girl is tough. Angsty feelings, annoying parents, cute boys, snarling werewolves - it never ends. The gang spends the first full moon in October getting hairy and rage-y with a Canadian cult classic and a Frankenstein-y Danish slow burn. Also, which famous teen movie would you rather see improved with impromptu lycanthropy?

Ginger Snaps: Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1. Quality: 3. Enjoyment: 2 (Marcus) / 5 (Melissa) / 4 (Grady). When Animals Dream: MPTS: 3 / 3 / 2+ . Quality: 4 / 4 / 3. Enjoyment: 4.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"Behind The Campy Cult Classic That Captured Bloody Teen Girl Rage," by Lauren Strapagiel in Buzzfeed News

"[Interview] Katherine Isabelle On The Insight Of \u2018American Mary\u2019 And The Legacy Of \u2018Ginger Snaps\u2019!" by Evan Dickson in Bloody Disgusting

"Interview: Ginger Snaps" by Katherine McLaughlin in Through the Trees

"Exclusive Interview: Talking to director Jonas Alexander Arnby about his debut film When Animals Dream," by April Bennett in Wicked Horror