It’s that time of year again when everyone wants to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas! While most people think of Tim Burton when they think of this classic, it was actually directed by Henry Selick, a frequent collaborator. Burton created the original idea for the movie, but couldn’t direct it himself due to other commitments.
After The Nightmare Before Christmas became a cult favorite, director Henry Selick demonstrated his talent as a filmmaker independent of Tim Burton with the 2009 film Coraline. Based on Neil Gaiman’s dark and imaginative novel, Coraline is a visually impressive and genuinely frightening film.
The period between Halloween and Christmas is the perfect time to revisit The Nightmare Before Christmas. Currently, the movie is experiencing a surge in popularity and is actually the most-watched film on Disney+ worldwide (as of October 29), according to FlixPatrol. It’s even beating out newer movies like Elio and Lilo & Stitch, as well as classics like The Incredibles and Ratatouille.
The popularity of The Nightmare Before Christmas remains strong, evident in ongoing events like concerts and the seasonal transformation of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. The recent announcement of a sequel comic has also generated a lot of excitement, as fans have long hoped for a continuation of Jack and Sally’s story.
Henry Selick’s film Coraline received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature in 2010, but lost to Pixar’s Up. More recently, he found success with the 2022 Netflix film Wendell & Wild, a horror comedy featuring the popular duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. Selick also directed the well-regarded animated film James and the Giant Peach early in his career, in 1996.
There’s a possibility Henry Selick, known for his work with Neil Gaiman, is planning a stop-motion film based on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Also, the studio that made Coraline recently released the trailer for Wildwood, a new animated movie about a girl who enters a magical world to save her brother, and it’s based on the book series by Colin Meloy.
Many modern stop-motion films feel heavily influenced by The Nightmare Before Christmas, which demonstrated an audience appetite for darker, more visually interesting stories than typical Disney movies. Hopefully, the film’s continued popularity each year will also bring more attention to the ongoing work of the artists who created it.
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2025-10-29 16:59