Henry Selick

Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American film director best known for stop-motion animated films including The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Coraline (2009) and Wendell & Wild (2022).

Known for stop-motion direction and dark-fantasy adaptations; worked on films produced or conceived by Tim Burton and adapted Neil Gaiman's Coraline.

The available review praises Coraline for its atmospheric, meticulous stop-motion and dark fairy-tale tone. The reviewer highlights Selick's mastery of unsettling visuals and compares Coraline favorably to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Coraline is described as a little gem amid mainstream animated fare.

For:Fans of stop-motion animation, dark fantasy, family films, and readers of Neil Gaiman.