The Nightmare Before Christmas

Many film adaptations and spoofs have been produced throughout the decades with regards to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Even though not one of these will live up to the legacy that is Frankenstein, it is interesting to see in what ways they have honored the original piece. Animated films bring their own unique perspective to the table. This is a result of the majority of these movies being meant for children and, in turn, not portraying the correct physical appearance. However, the movies are…

didn’t realize the dangers in time. And as always the curious and adventurous ones wind-up dead. This movie might have a familiar feel because the director, Henry Selick, also worked on “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in 1993, another creepy movie that should be about Christmas. He worked with the writer, Neil Gaiman, in 2009 to cast his movie “Coraline”. The main character is Coraline Jones played by Dakota Fanning, who is no newbie when playing lead roles. Her mother and…

I attended Crestwood’s 7th and 8th Grade Band Seasonal Winter Concert. The ensemble consisted of Crestwood’s 7th and 8th Grade Kentwood students. The performance was conducted by Crestwood’s music instructor, Jason Townsend. In total, there were 13 pieces performed, but 6 pieces of them were played as an ensemble. Other pieces were simply solo and ensemble music performed by 7th and 8th Grade students. Solo and ensemble pieces were “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” performed by A. Adhikari, Q.…

neglected his daughter also named Sam and physically and mentally abused her. Marie Helene Bertino in her story “Free Ham” talks about how oppressiveness faced by children in their childhood can lead to negative mental effects like having horrific nightmares, having a low self-esteem and avoiding responsibility to adulthood. It causes a fear in children leading them to believe that their…

anything.” Greediness and bitterness. Angry and Unhappy. These personalities and emotions are experienced by this dynamic character. But, how will this bitter old man change into a man who is kind and happy from the man he is? Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, a novel full of morals in which the protagonist experiences and learns from his actions and those around him. Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character, is introduced to be a loathsome person and has a callous attitude towards people. He…

When people think of Christmas the first thing one may think of is, Santa Claus or St. Nick. Santa is the person that brings joy and present during the night, but only for the good children. What about the bad children? In present time toady, the story is that naughty children get a lump of coal, while the good children get presents. But will getting a lump of coal really change naughty children into nice? Introducing bad Santa, Krampus! Who is portrayed as a half-goat, half-demon, horrific…

Tim Burton Tim Burton is a very successful director which has made many movies many of us have watch and enjoyed as children. But first let's get some back story of Burton before we get into his movies. Tim Burton was born on august 25,1958 in Burbank California.ha had majored in animation at the california institute of arts afterward he work as a disney animator for about a year until he decided to go on his own and start creating movies and animations. One of his first high points he had…

Kosovo. It was a time to rejoice. It was hard not having him around. I was responsible for helping my mom and brother with all the things my father took care of when he was home, which was a tall order for a twenty-two year old. Just a couple of weeks before my dad came home I moved back into a place of my own. After I moved out I got so busy with my own endeavors I did not catch onto what was taking place between my mother and father. Within two months’ my mother and brother had moved into a…

During the span of our humanly years we all have things that make us jump, things that may go boo in the night giving a very big fright scare. Maybe something off of Nightmare before Christmas. Either way a phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. Firstly, ladies and gentlemen I present to you automaton-phobia. Anyone afraid of ventriloquist dummies, wax dummies, scarecrows, and so on have this fear. In short someone with this fear can’t handle anything that falsely represents a…

couldn't let what he thrust upon me go to waste. Nightmares occurred every night like a broken record. Getting up to go to school was more grueling than ever before. It was a ten pound weight on my shoulders. I remember going back to school for the first time thereafter and while hanging up my bookbag everyone asked me what happened. Even so, it still stays tugging at my leg every once in a blue moon. Six years is a lot of time and tears still pop up before bed sometimes. Yet, I find joy in…