Is Director Tim Burton's "Corpse" Another "Nightmare Before Christmas"?

Niles, Illinois September 16, 2005 — Visionary film directors have dreams; director Tim Burton has nightmares. And while most directors may wake up screaming in their beds at their nightmares, one suspects that Burton wakes up giggling manically at his. But now the quirky, creepy creator of such darkly romantic movie classics as "Edward Scissorhands" and "Nightmare Before Christmas" is facing the one thing that makes him lie awake in white-knuckled dread just like any mere mortal - the nationwide release of his newest film, "Corpse Bride" on Friday, September 16, starring the voice talents of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. Will "Corpse Bride" be another "Nightmare Before Christmas"…or just another nightmare?

It will be hard for "Corpse Bride" to match the undying fan infatuation of Tim Burton's 1993 film, "Nightmare Before Christmas", which drew lackluster box office numbers at its release but became a hugely successful cult classic. Its popularity has become so mainstream that interest in Tim Burton "Nightmare Before Christmas" Halloween home decorations has reached an all-time high.

As an example of Tim Burton's ghoulish golden touch, Hawthorne Village, a Chicago-area collectibles company, unearthed a hit when they exclusively debuted the Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Village. Hailed as one of the most unique Halloween limited-edition collectibles, and a must-have Halloween decoration for Nightmare Before Christmas fans, this is the first-ever collectible village display inspired entirely by Tim Burton's genius. Each building in Jack Skellington's horrifyingly hilarious Halloween Town comes back to life in hand-painted detail and ghastly glowing lights. The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Village collection also includes highly collectible figurines of the town's delightfully decaying denizens - Jack Skellington, Dr. Finklestein, Sally, and the Mayor in his car. The complete, limited-edition Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Village collection is available online at www.collectiblestoday.com.

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