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Anyone know or like these movies? I watched the first sequel (Ginger Snaps Unleashed) yesterday and positively wolfed it down. Apart from being an unexpected and enjoyable continuation of the story, it reminded me of everything I loved about the first film.

The subject matter is the standard monster as metaphor for adolescence/sexual awakening that we've seen over and over again since the birth of the teenager in the 'fifties, but there's something about Brigitte and Ginger that keeps them ahead of the pack- think Degrassi meets Daria meets Teen Wolf.

Considering my long fascination with body horror (call it a legacy of being born with one that doesn't work properly), my fondness for this movie and so many others like it should come as no surprise. The process of becoming something other than the self has intrigued me since I first saw the poster for David Cronenberg's remake of The Fly at the tender age of nine. Traditionally the act of transforming from human to "monster" is something to be feared, but if it's going to happen anyway, why not embrace and celebrate it? ArrrooooOOOOO!!

(I have to go to the dentist today. I wonder how much extra he'd charge to sharpen my canine teeth?)

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"So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold."

(Clive Barker: Sacrament)

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