Few studies of Canadian cinema to date have engaged deeply with genre cinema and its connection to Canadian culture. Ernest Mathijs does just that in this volume, which traces the inception, production, and reception of Canada’s internationally renowned horror film, Ginger Snaps (2000).

Ernest Mathijs is a professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia.

“This book offers a smart yet accessible discussion of one of the most prominent Canadian films on the international popular culture landscape. Ernest Mathijs is widely recognized as an authority on cult cinema and reception studies, and in this most sustained analysis of Ginger Snaps to date, he illuminates much about the film’s textual qualities, production and exhibition history, and fan following.”