Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Ultimate Visual History

        'What’s this?! Why, a tour through the story of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring behind-the-scenes details about stop-motion animation, concept art, removable inserts, and more, of course!

        Go behind the scenes of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with this fun and interactive visual history of one of the most beloved films of all time. Packed with frightening facts, eerie images, and real inserts—like production stills and storyboards—from the making of the film. This movie magic book takes readers on journey through stop-motion animation and shows readers what goes into making these incredible puppets come to life on the big screen.

        EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Dive behind the scenes and into the filmmaking process with new interviews from the director, cast, and crew

        UNIQUE INSERTS: Collect the exciting inserts and ephemera from this exclusive volume, including stickers, posters, and more

        STUNNING ARTWORK: Explore the incredible artwork behind the creation of the film with stunning concept art and early illustrations

        NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONTENT: Engage with new content from your favorite film, with new interviews and artwork from the archives

        COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Add Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Ultimate Visual History to your bookshelf, along with other unique additions from Insight Editions, including The Nightmare Before Christmas Tarot Deck and Guidebook, The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide, Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town, and Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: Ghoulish Gifts and Goodies

Dana Jennings Jelter is an Emmy award-winning producer, writer, and puppet maker who has spent much of her career working in the entertainment industry. After graduating from Fairfield University with a degree in Communication and Media Studies, she weaved her way through various positions within companies including Nickelodeon, Lucasfilm, Disney, and even a small traveling theater based in the heart of Florence, Italy. A native of New York’s Hudson Valley, Dana grew up with an interest in storytelling and creating unique characters — a passion that continues through her work today. She is the author of a self-published collection of short stories, Love in the Slow Lane, and co-writer of the video game Opossum Country. Dana currently resides in Vermont, where she is an artist in residence at Generator Makerspace in Burlington. She is currently working on a new book featuring sculpted illustrations.

Director Henry Selick is best known as the director of iconic stop-motion Disney classics The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach; Coraline - which he directed, wrote, and co-produced for LAIKA; and his most recent feature, Wendell & Wild, directing, co-writing, and co-producing for Netflix Animation. Selick likes to say his fantastical, scary, funny films are intended for "brave children of all ages" and believes that stop-motion animation, the oldest of all animation techniques, is the most magical and timeless.