
Writing
Karen Walton
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Karen Walton is a Canadian writer and executive producer for film and television, best known for her script of the indie horror movie "Ginger Snaps". She's a graduate of the Film & Television Writing program at the Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Acting credits
6.0Nightmare in Canada is a television documentary that delves into the history of Canada's horror film industry. Not only do Canadian horror films have a distinct look and style, they also explore fear and dread in a truly "tundra terror" way through themes such as "man against nature" and "fighting the evil that comes from within." Nightmare in Canada uncovers gems from Canada's film history that combat the stereotype that Canadian cinema is bland or aloof.
Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film
2004
Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror is a television documentary film that premiered on the Canadian cable network Space on February 25, 2009. The hour-long documentary examines the experiences, motivations and impact of the increasing number of women engaged in horror fiction, with producers Donna Davies and Kimberlee McTaggart of Canada's Sorcery Films interviewing actresses, film directors, writers, critics and academics. The documentary was filmed in Toronto, Canada; and in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York in the US.
Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror
2009
NRA one-hour behind the scenes featurette with the cast and crew about the Ginger Snaps trilogy released with the Scream Factory Blu-Ray collectors edition in 2014. This mini documentary offers a wealth of information, answering most of the questions that could be posed of the film. Importantly, the cast and crew discuss not only the success of the film, but also what they wish they could have done better.
Ginger Snaps: Blood, Teeth, and Fur
2014
Behind the camera
6.9The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.
Ginger Snaps
2000
9.0An ailing writer executes his dying wish: to reconcile his wildly personal take on his lifelong war with his action-movie star brother. A raucously surreal tragi-comedy.
The Human Kazoo
2004
8.0Based on a true story about an extraordianry woman, who after a traumatizing rape, refuses to remain a victim. Wendy Crewson stars as Jane Doe (as she must legally be called), a woman who discovers she was the fifth victim of a serial rapist terrorizing a two-block area surrounding her home. When she learns that the police department was aware of this dangerous criminal yet decided not to issue a public warning, she feels that she and all the women in the neighbourhood were offered up as bait. Driven to take action, she investigates not only her own case, but also police procedures with regard to rape and its victims, and is shocked by what she discovers: a legal system that is sexist and uncaring. It is then that she decides to take on the Toronto Police Department. What follows for Jane Doe is a grueling 10-year legal battle, which becomes vicious, all-consuming and personal.
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
2002
6.3Ben and Ellen use the elevator in their building when all of a sudden, Hank, the blood covered security man of the building rushes into the elevator, claiming that there is a dangerous alien-like creature in the building.
Elevated
1996
5.5This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize after Florence Chadwick, a then-famous American swimmer who was widely expected to win, dropped out in the middle of the race. Half of this heart-warming movie is devoted to the 21 hour swim in which the 16-year old Bell is exhorted by her pushy coach Gus Ryder not to give up.
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
2001