Cool Horror Videos: The making of The Nightmare Before Christmas!

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 10 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is such a cool holiday movie it receives love on two holidays: Halloween and Christmas. In fact, one of the fun things about discussing the film with genre fans is deciding which season it’s more appropriate for. I think you’ll find most people are split down the middle; more often than not, they’ll be happy to agree to disagree. Probably 100% of them will tell you, why can’t it be both?

While I agree with the latter sentiment, I find that I associate the Tim Burton-Henry Selick collaboration more with Christmas. Perhaps it’s the presence of poor, imperiled Santa Claus, or the merry singing that takes occurs throughout. Whichever way you feel, I think we’ll all agree it’s a wonderful flick, never ceases to dazzle.

All that is preamble to this cool little video, a vintage 24-minute featurette focusing on the difficult process of crafting the beloved stop-motion classic. Whether you assign NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS to Halloween or to Christmas, you’ll find plenty to enjoy here.

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Eric Walkuski

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Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

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