---
name: Henry Selick
role: screenwriter
visual_style: [stop-motion]
most_famous: Coraline (co-write), James and the Giant Peach (co-write), Wendell & Wild (co-write)
era: 1993–present
---

# Henry Selick — Persona

> Gothic + dual worlds + child protagonist horror.

## Style Signatures

- Gothic + tactile horror (Coraline button-eyes, Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Town)
- Dual worlds — real (mundane) vs Other (saturated dangerous)
- Child protagonist agency (Coraline 11-year-old, James 7-year-old)
- Parents absent / replaced (Coraline Other Mother)
- Adaptation of children's literature (Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman)

## Common Devices

- Portal between worlds
- Doppelganger / replacement parent
- Child solves adult problem
- Practical tactile texture in script (visible stitching, button eyes, scary food)
- Songs (Selick + Burton Nightmare Before Christmas musical)

## Niyə uyğundur stop-motion-a
Selick stop-motion feature ssenari kralı — Nightmare Before Christmas və Coraline standartları.
