ParaNorman 3D Re-Release for Halloween!

 

 

Well one of my favorite Halloween-adjacent films is getting a 3D Halloween re-release!

 

PARANORMAN, the stop-motion-animated classic from 2012 is returning to theaters in celebration of the LAIKA Studios' 20th Anniversary.  Included in the week-long showings will be a new, CG-animated short titled "ParaNorman:  The Thrifting."

 

I call this a Halloween-adjacent film because it contains all the ingredients of a Halloween classic:

• Ghosts.
• A kid who can see dead people.
• A kid who's a big fan of zombies.
• Zombies.
• A hockey mask.
• A snippet of John Carpenter's iconic Halloween score. 
• A New England town built around a history of witches (but it's definitely NOT Salem... ahem).
• Stop-Motion animation.
• A girl with psychic powers.
• A group of young people in a Scooby-Doo-like van.
• References to B-movies and horror movies.
• A siege like setting. 

It's funny, and sweet, and scary, and --frankly-- the only thing it DOESN'T have is any Halloween in it.

Close enough, says I.  

And therefore I consider it Halloween-adjacent... and a film I watch almost every year. 

 

Lastly:  look at that AMAZING poster.  

There's scary fonts, and zombie skulls, and --chef's kiss--.  

Well done graphic designer.  Well done.