The release of the movie—about the alluring danger of flirting with aliens—got us thinking: what other Gaiman shorts would be perfect for the big screen? We’ve already seen how well Gaiman’s novels fit with Hollywood thanks to the manic delight that is Stardust; the creepy, crawly stop-motion adaptation of Coraline; and the addictive weirdness of the […]
There’s a picture hanging on our bedroom wall of a giraffe. It doesn’t look like a giraffe or even have the colors of a giraffe; actually, it looks more like a worm than anything else. However, my five year-old son insists it’s a giraffe, and seeing that he painted it, we hung it with pride. Both […]
What is it that draws so many kids to Gothic books? When I was younger I had a wayyy higher tolerance for horror. I LOVED to be spooked. I would read whatever scary book I could get my hands on, and watched whatever horror movie my parents would permit (only those rated PG-13, of course). Sleepovers […]