Directed by Henry Selick (1993).
Written by Caroline Thompson and Michael McDowell, story by Tim Burton.
Starring the voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey.

'Nightmare' is a superbly animated story, using stop-motion techniques which can appeal to both children and adults.The main character is Jack Skellington, a skeleton no less, who is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, a place where it's always either Halloween or where everyone is getting ready for the next Halloween.

One day Jack walks a little too far out from town and comes across a glade where each tree has the symbol of a holiday event on it like Easter, Halloween and Christmas. Attracted by the mysterious shiny symbol of the Christmas tree Jack investigates and finds himself transported to Christmas Town, a place he has never seen before. In this new place everything is colourful and cheerful and the people are nice to each other unlike the people of Halloween Town who, as their characters' dictate behave like children on Halloween Night.

Jack is captivated by the idea of Christmas and on his return to Halloween Town he calls a town meeting where he tells of this wonderous place and his plans to take over Christmas next time around.

Endlessly inventive, with marvelous songs and grotesque characters The Nightmare Before Christmas is an astonishing piece of cinema. The humour is at times perhaps a little too black for some younger viewers but this film will amaze any film enthusiast.