Snaps
Stuff that influenced or shares elements found in Ginger Snaps and its sequels.
Minor Spoilers for...
Ginger Snaps - Horror (body, werewolf, creature feature, fun, somber), Dark Comedy, subversion of genre, practical sfx, sibling main characters, female perspective, outsiders, setting (high school, suburbs, Canada), Halloween, autumn, lower budget, growing up, transformation, turning into a monster, compulsion to kill or feed, abuse, classmate antagonism, amateurs covering up crime.
GS2 - winter, rehab clinic, mental health facility, drug addiction, lack of control,...
GSB - winter, 19th Century, old timey, survival, paranoia, Traders' Fort, male power structure,...
[Notes below each entry are vague to avoid spoilers.
A third of the list I haven't yet confirmed personally.]
Minor Spoilers for...
Ginger Snaps - Horror (body, werewolf, creature feature, fun, somber), Dark Comedy, subversion of genre, practical sfx, sibling main characters, female perspective, outsiders, setting (high school, suburbs, Canada), Halloween, autumn, lower budget, growing up, transformation, turning into a monster, compulsion to kill or feed, abuse, classmate antagonism, amateurs covering up crime.
GS2 - winter, rehab clinic, mental health facility, drug addiction, lack of control,...
GSB - winter, 19th Century, old timey, survival, paranoia, Traders' Fort, male power structure,...
[Notes below each entry are vague to avoid spoilers.
A third of the list I haven't yet confirmed personally.]
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- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsEmily PerkinsKatharine IsabelleKris LemcheTwo death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.Free to watch on youtube & many more streaming sites
- DirectorBrett SullivanStarsEmily PerkinsBrendan FletcherKatharine IsabelleGinger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full moon while hiding out in a rehab clinic from a relentless werewolf.
- DirectorGrant HarveyStarsKatharine IsabelleEmily PerkinsNathaniel ArcandSet in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves.
- TV Series[coming eventually]
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn GetzA brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.horror, themes. Fawcett says it was influential.
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsRobin TunneyFairuza BalkNeve CampbellA newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.themes, setting, horror
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.horror comedy
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsZoe CollettiMichael GarzaGabriel RushIn 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.horror
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMegan FoxAmanda SeyfriedAdam BrodyA newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?horror, theme, setting
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsDavid NaughtonJenny AgutterJoe BelcherTwo American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.were, horror comedy. Fawcett says it was influential.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.commentary track Fawcett mentions that Ginger and Brigitte were originally inspired by Tim Burton characters, namely Lydia from Beetlejuice
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.GS2 commentary track they cite Aliens as an aesthetic influence for the abandoned section of the facility and when Ghost is going through the air ducts
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallA directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.GS2 setting, Fawcett had Kat & Em watch to prep for shooting GS, themes
- DirectorEli CraigStarsTyler LabineAlan TudykKatrina BowdenAffable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students.actor, horror comedy
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.horror, theme. Fawcett says it was influential.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsAngela BettisPatricia ClarksonRena SoferCarrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.actor: KI, horror, theme
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsVickie PapavsBruce McFeeDavid HewlettBen and Ellen are thrust into adventure when Hank, a blood covered security man of the building rushes into their elevator, claiming that there's a dangerous creature in the building.crew, horror - https://youtu.be/n3SkMRTCov8
- DirectorAmelia MosesStarsLauren BeattyGreg BrykKatharine King SoGrey is an indie singer who is having visions that she is a wolf. When she gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods she begins to find out who she really is.horror, theme
- DirectorNancy MecklerStarsJulie WaltersJoely RichardsonJodhi MayTwo sisters separated in childhood reunite years later as servants at a household in France. Their happiness to be reunited spirals into an incestuous relationship.Fawcett had Kat & Em watch to prep for shooting GS
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von PalleskeTwin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.Horror, Fawcett says it was influential.
- DirectorJonathan KingStarsOliver DriverNathan MeisterTammy DavisAn experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.horror comedy, themes, sfx
- DirectorBrian YuznaStarsJ. Trevor EdmondMelinda ClarkeKent McCordHaving recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught youth performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.Horror, Fawcett says it was influential.
- DirectorRichard Bates Jr.StarsAnnaLynne McCordRoger BartAriel WinterA disturbed, delusional high-school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.horror, themes, setting
- CreatorGlenn EichlerSusie LewisStarsTracy GrandstaffWendy HoopesJulian RebolledoA smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults.outsider dry comedy
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsSarah PattersonAngela LansburyDavid WarnerA teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.horror