Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films(2014)

DVD extra for Ginger Snaps

Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films is a documentary that explores how horror cinema has portrayed female adolescence and sexuality. Four female writers examine the genre's treatment of puberty, analyzing iconic films and their cultural impact. The film traces how horror has used the female body as a site of terror and transformation, from body horror to supernatural coming-of-age narratives. Through interviews and film clips, it investigates why puberty remains such fertile ground for horror storytelling and what these films reveal about societal anxieties around female development. Growing Pains offers a sharp, feminist perspective on a genre that has long been fascinated by the vulnerability and power of young women.