Coraline

There are a few Horrified variations, but film fans will want to beeline straight for this Universal Monsters-themed version. It’s a fun cooperative game (we’ve played it, and it has a refreshingly quick learning curve) for 1-5 players, with different degrees of difficulty depending on which monster you’re fighting to vanquish: Frankenstein’s monster, Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy, Invisible Man, or Creature From the Black Lagoon. ($50 at Ravensburger; $36 at Amazon) There are a few Horrified…

A movie being so evidently popular that it carries its allure and charm through decades almost feels like an accomplishment that’s considered to be a rarity, but it’s clear Coraline has done so with style. So when the 2009 horror-fantasy first graced theaters and captured widespread attention and acclaim, it became apparent that the unforgettable feature would carry its legacy for years to come — and so it has. In fact, Coraline’s legacy has become so colossal over the years that horror fans and film buffs alike have…

Coraline, based on the novella by acclaimed author Neil Gaiman, is a creepy film. From its animation to its characters to its morbid themes, Coraline is not some fun kids’ animation, oh no. As if the movie wasn’t disturbing enough, one TikTok user has pointed out another disconcerting fact that makes the Other Mother even more terrifying. The film’s opening credits showcase a pair of sharp pointed, needle-like fingers taking apart a doll before using the doll’s skin to remold it into the shape of Coraline. This is all…

Germain’s copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas, to prove the point.Photo: io9If you have one, go grab your copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas. No, it’s okay, we’ll wait. *Whistles a tune.* Back? Okay, look at the cover and tell us who directed the film. More than likely it says Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, right? Surely, Burton—the man behind Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and more—crafted this stop-motion Disney masterpiece. Only, he didn’t. The Nightmare Before Christmas was directed by…

Image: NetflixAnimation master Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) returns with Wendell and Wild, a spectacle of stop-motion oddities that was well worth the wait. The highly anticipated Netflix production is a collaboration with co-writer Jordan Peele, who also co-stars with his Key & Peele comedy partner Keegan-Michael Key.As it turns out, Selick was a huge fan of the show and had approached the duo back in 2017 to work together as Peele’s directing career began to take off. All the while, this peculiar…

Image: NetflixNetflix is catering to the goths again with Wendell & Wild, its upcoming stop-motion tale directed by Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline), co-written by Selick and Jordan Peele (Nope), and co-starring Peele and his longtime Key & Peele collaborator Keegan-Michael Key. We’ve been wanting to see more of this one, and the painstakingly years-long process of shooting stop motion finally pays off with this new teaser. We meet Kat (Lyric Ross), a teen who can see demons, as her backstory…

Via Netflix This fall, Harry Selick of The Nightmare before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline fame is back with Wendell & Wild on Netflix. The project reunites Jordan Peele with Keegan-Michael Key, and while Peele has mostly been directing in recent years, he heard of the project before Get Out was released, and now, Selick says the pages convinced him to sign on. The reveal is made in an article published by Screen Rant today. The outlet visited the set of the stop-motion project. While…