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31 Days of Horror Movies - Day 4

 

All right! We are officially on Day 4, only 27 more to go! Don't worry we are slowly getting into the creepier stuff and today's recommendation is one that gets better and better!


Day 4 - Coraline

That Henry Selick sure knows how to make 'em scary and Coraline is no exception. Adapted from the beloved Neil Gaiman story, Coraline is a wildly imaginative coming of age story where a young girl travels to an alternate world filled with disturbing mirror images of her family. All this sounds very similar to other great works of literature and film, think Alice in Wonderland or Spirited Away, but what makes Coraline so scary is the fact that Selick does not hold back when it comes to the spooky visuals and designs; you will certainly never see buttons the same way after watching this YA horror classic. Not only are the designs and the style (again, stop motion) perfectly suited for horror but the film also explores sinister ideas and themes like the supernatural, trauma, evil "other" parents and so much more. Coraline is a film that only gets better with each passing year and the animation, arguably one of the best stop-motion animated films ever, reinforces how when horror is done well it can explore a lot of fascinating concepts. 


*All of the recommendations that we make can be found at the El Paso Public Library Catalog!

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