A Different Kind of Monster Movie: Writer Karen Walton Reflects on 'Ginger Snaps' 20 Years Later

When Ginger Snaps came out in 2000, it was unlike any other werewolf horror flick. Director John Fawcett and screenwriter Karen Walton turned the masculine subgenre on its head, focusing on an unexpected plot: a teenage girl’s period. In the film, Ginger, a 16-year-old outcast, is bitten by a lycanthrope right when she gets her […]