Growing Fangs: How "Ginger Snaps" Ties Puberty to Werewolves
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.

A man suffers in silence, sitting on the steps of a church at night, seemingly having come to terms with the mistake he has made—a murder. He awaits his punishment: the arrival of the police, called by himself.
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.
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