how Coraline should ACTUALLY look // [book versus movie: CORALINE]

[@smgxx]

Wybie was put in the movie so Coraline had someone to talk to because in the book she spends a lot of time monologuing by herself.

[@julesyano4337]

Yea I think that the movie toned down the creep factor of the original book as well, so Wybie was there to make it feel less isolated and less terrifying. Even so, as a kid I still wasn't able to watch the second half of the movie, and many people still think it's creepy so it hasn't totally lost the essence from the book. I would totally love to see a pg-13 version which gives for more uncanny valley feelings like lavendertowne described!! I would miss Wybie though lol. He is also one of my favorites.

[@leana8189]

Wybie was like my favorite character, and the cat as well I think adding him in the movie developed even more theories about him and his family which is not a bad thing

[@6012reasol]

yeah, i read the book and im really glad he was added

[@tayloranderson7547]

For real life

[@KittenPanda]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, it’s kind of genius to add in a character for Coraline to speak her thoughts to instead of just trying to have us figure it out

[@rjthefox3292]

The reason her hair is blue in the movie is because her parents let her dye it to convince her to move to the pink palace (in the movie, her hair was originally brown)

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

yepp, we see a photo of coraline where she had brown hair, so its not naturally blue (like cartoons where ppl have natural abnormal hair colors)

[@artsynerd1367]

Huh???? Fr??? How'd you find that!!!??

[@rjthefox3292]

@@kaitlynmorgan4613 Right. And considering her mother has black hair and her father has brown hair, it would be wild for Coraline to have NATURAL blue hair. Plus, in the book, she had brown hair. I like this little detail they put in the movie. It makes sense.

[@Meamery]

@@artsynerd1367there is a picture in the movie where she is younger with brown hair

[@heatherbarroso8138]

@@kaitlynmorgan4613 no bc sometimes black and brown hair are hard to 3d animate. i get 2d but yeah

[@mssgafas1512]

The screen writters stated that they made Wybie so Coraline wont be talking with herself the whole movie. So they made him as a way to develope Coraline kinda. I honestly loved the movie and actually liked Wybie.

[@juliusroman8616]

I'm glad they did that because Wybie's my second favorite character in the movie, after Coraline.

[@randomnoob101flyhightweek]

yep! movies are show not tell so we couldn't have the main character talking to herself the whole time. (books are more tell don't show)

[@mimisenpai4589]

Yeah I like Wybie as well, that was a good idea to put him into the movie

[@Myname.__]

I like wybie personally since he actually has personality and not just made for his original purpose and he is not boring af

[@usaguri-0686]

I LOVED Wybie!!

[@emit5586]

Another reason I like Wybie being in the movie is there's a theory I read that his presence is why his grandmother lets Coraline's family move into the Pink Palace apartments despite not usually letting families with kids move in. The grandmother is trying to protect Wybie from being targeted by the other mother by bringing another child to be stolen instead. It's a super dark theory and I love it.

[@racoonbiohazard]

Ive never even thought of that! Thats so messed up hfhfh

[@Joja_Copas]

vose falo uma verdade ae

[@violet_rush]

I kind of like how selfish Coraline was in the movie. It shows that she’s still immature and childish because well she’s still a child. It also makes her brave enough to face the other mother head on. Also Coraline is my favorite movie! Side note: love your hair color

[@seraphywang4638]

Kids are hilarious contradictions. They are selfish but dont want to do everything alone. They’re childish though everything they say is honest and based on personal experience which next to none which to some people can see as mature.

[@sugarzblossom8168]

But lots of kids are timid and shy too and might be selfish but may not always voice it

[@violet_rush]

@@sugarzblossom8168 yeah I could see Coraline being shy and timid I’ve just kind of always liked her personality being slightly annoying

[@basilbat273]

I like her being more selfish it's more interesting

[@bruh-js7tz]

also i think it might be because her parents were probs never there to teach her to be more respectful

[@jennywithaglock3916]

hearing that The Beldam/Othermother's hair floats around like 'plants under the sea' makes me think she drowned in the well that acts as a wormhole to her pocket dimension where she now lives off the souls of unhappy children

[@rosalinesbrighteyes]

Maybe they tried to dunk her as a witch 🤷‍♀️

[@sindelscat9336]

Ehh, maybe, I'm still of the belief that she's an entity from a different dimension.

[@insertusernamehere3173]

The reason Wybie is in Coraline from what the writers said was in the book she narrates to herself cause she's alone and they wanted her to talk to someone instead of just thinking to herself. It makes it easier for them.

[@blueblank8287]

That along with the choice to make Coraline more of an outgoing and outspoken character definitely make sense in choosing to translate a book, especially into a movie meant to be accessible to kids as well as older groups. Some kids can enjoy quieter media and at least get the gist of things they get through context clues just fine, yeah, but others will definitely have an easier time following a main character who is more animated (no pun intended) and speaks their mind more - *and* has someone to speak it to.

[@plaguedocter4791]

That a good thing Wylie is my favorite character

[@tayloranderson7547]

Does it really those

[@insertusernamehere3173]

@@tayloranderson7547 I think you made a typo in your sentence and according to them, yes. It made it much easier.

[@brandenharder6378]

But her isolation is a main theme lol

[@boltyboii]

Honestly, I just feel really bad for the other father in the book. The poor thing only was made to make Coraline happy, and tried to do that even in its last moments. Absolute must read for me, thanks for giving me something to look forward to reading!

[@digstrememcdingus1463]

No in the movie he tried to do that, in the book the last of his control is stripped away like a bandage and he goes feral, and worst of all, in the next chapter, she ponders if she even escaped him or just imagining she did afterwards, that's how horrible it was for her.

[@VyxenViolets]

There's actually a graphic novel of coraline written by Neil Gaiman, it's genuinely unsettling. Something i found interesting is that without even having seen the graphic novel, your rendition of the other father was horrifically similar. Coraline and the other mother in the graphic novel both have brown hair though, iirc. It's interesting seeing how just from one text, two completely different depictions can have such differences and similarities without having seen one another.

[@LysolMyFace]

I think there’s a couple different graphic novels versions and I have one where I laughed so hard when she met the other mother because how the heck do you not turn and run when you see that?! I really need to get the novel version because my lecturer says it’s his favourite Neil Gaiman book and that it’s much better than the graphic novels. But he doesn’t write or read a lot of graphic novels so that seems to be a biased opinion lol

[@LysolMyFace]

Oh after seeing her version yeah the other father looks a lot more like the creepy thing he becomes in the graphic novel I have too. It’s so terrifying

[@relaxium3618]

@@LysolMyFace yes, I remember reading one, where she had blond hair. However, I can't say that novel in question was actually creepy. I may be spoilt by years of reading manga, but it always throws me off, when facial expressions of characters in traditional American comic style seem completely random at times. There was that scene, where Coraline looks out of the window, and sees the witch's hand outside. Her face is not a close up, but it honestly seems like she is chilling with a smile at the sight. I wonder, if artists are intentionally trolling readers, where it's not super obvious.🤔 I'd like to check the one you've mentioned out for comparison.

[@selemat8402]

the one you are talking about is it the one where coraline kinda looks like a wooden puppet with tiny dot eyes on the cover? that was the first version of coraline i ever watched/read and i really enjoyed it even as a kid who did not like horror/scary stuff ...i think that that one was more of a normal book with occasional illustrations in it tho. 💚

[@Thewaterspirit57]

They probably make the hair brown, because black can be very difficult to properly illustrate and shade in graphic novels.

[@afrinaut3094]

The other dad in the book sounds more sad than scary. I wanna give other father in the book, a hug. 😢

[@darkened0feeling520]

He deserves a hug fr fr

[@hugossg7908]

Lets be honest, the father of the movie already was depressing, he literally didnt want to do harm to Coraline and was apologizing the entirity of his last scene, the books one is flat out soul breaking

[@typo1345]

​@hugossg7908 that's similar to how it went in the book too. He tells Coraline that the other mother is trying to force him to hurt her, and that he doesn't want to, and Coraline encourages him to fight back, to be strong, but he tells her he can't, and falls under the Other Mother's possession, then tries lunging for Coraline, moving like a grub, and she has to rip his eye out and charge back up out of the basement before he can get to her. It is a HORRIFYING scene.

[@gregenator]

IKR I LITERALLY STARTED CRYING FOR HIM.

[@fluffy-q4p]

I know right oh my god😢😢

[@heartzzfromlucas]

As a kid I was really scared abt Coraline I never finished the ending. And still have not 😭😭

[@YipYipYipaa]

I finished Coraline 20 times when I was 3-4 I think

[@kino_Thetroublemaker]

same too! the mother scares the life out of me 😭😭

[@lilsketches6169]

Same haha I watched it when I was three and I was traumatized lol, but I recently watched it again and it was great

[@Violainparadise]

@@YipYipYipaa same lol

[@Brooklyn-Kuhn]

i watched it when i was 5! i was kinda spooked, but i liked it

[@marlienfourie2562]

Fun fact (or maybe not so fun) about that scene with the other Father: Before she finds him she notes a smell of mouldy bread and sour wine. After a google search I found that apparently sour wine has a vinegar-like smell. It is heavily implied that the other father is made from clay and vinegar breaks down/dissolves clay. This means the other Mother’s punishment wasn’t just locking him up, she probably doused him with vinegar before, which is what causes the gooey misshapen form.

[@littleblueclovers]

It makes me a little emotional thinking that they put Wybie in there so Coraline would have a friend... and then she pulls out the "why-were-you-born" line. I'm glad they were able to save each other in the end (I know people didn't like that because she's supposed to be strong and independent, but I think being kinder and selfless to others is a strength in itself.)

[@tortis6342]

Yeah you are totally right. In what way does accepting help or helping others curb one's independence? It takes a lot of strength to put faith in someone else and allow them to help you, or to help someone you might not be the most fond of.

[@R3FL3CTI0NS.]

This reminds me of the Cinderella case, where people hated Cinderella because she was "waiting for the Prince to save her or something." _She_ was the one who told her stepmother that she wanted to go to the ball. _She_ was the one who decided to go to the ball just for one night away from the house. The Prince was just a nice side effect of _her_ decision. And yes, she needed a lot of help from the mice and birds and especially her Fairy godmother. But that's the thing! Sometimes, a person needs other people's help, and that's _fine._ That doesn't make them any less strong, considering the things they went through, and still having the strength to be kind, and gentle, and patient. There's no shame in needing help from other people, whether it's Coraline, Cinderella, or anyone. I apologise for the unnecessary length of my reply, but I just get emotional about this case. I have trouble asking others for help, and I think it's so courageous of someone to be able to ask for help and accept it.

[@tortis6342]

@@R3FL3CTI0NS. I like your take on Cinderella. I’d never thought of it like that before.

[@davestriderenthusiast]

@@tortis6342 same haha

[@seraphywang4638]

@@R3FL3CTI0NS. Yes. People think being kind and selfless is somehow making a character more “bland” or them having less strength when these characters are very strong mentally or physically. Cinderella suffered through so much abuse to get that chance of a free night out and people just chalk it up as damsel in distress

[@tearsofagod653]

I like how you made Coraline focusing on her mother looking a little scared while the dad is just disintegrating.

[@atinyevil1383]

What really got me as a kid were that all of the Other People like the Other Father and Other Wybie were clearly sentient and not just puppets and the Other Mother created sentient life with the express purpose to lure in Coraline and then discard them when she's done.

[@mirandatagliamonte9754]

It's even creepier how she let them decay and semi-revert to their original forms while Coraline was still there, because she'd already lured her in, and all she cared about after that was getting her eyes.

[@yogurt_yogurt]

In the film there is a photo where Coraline has brown/black hair. I think the blue hair is her want to stand out (which is more emphasized in the film), which we see in her discussing with her mum about buying the gloves. She mentions how everyone will have boring grey uniforms and no one will have her gloves.

[@angelcat8886]

Ik you sent this a year ago sorry ;-; but I think the reason she had blue hair was because her parents let her dye it to convince her to move to the pink palace, I’m pretty sure I saw that somewhere :3

[@yogurt_yogurt]

@@angelcat8886 Love that idea! I am back in my yearly Coraline deep dive hehe

[@angelcat8886]

@@yogurt_yogurt hehehe

[@virfah]

I love how you brush over the horrifics of the other-father and was like "Here's the entire family together haha" 14:30

[@sherbetron]

I literally cackled at this part Look at this happy family teehee 😃

[@tortis6342]

Ah yes, the makings of a traditional family: -A well-behaved child -A completely normal mother (don't even worry about the buttons, they're totally fine) -A blob

[@virfah]

@@tortis6342 "a blob" PLEASEEE

[@R3FL3CTI0NS.]

@@tortis6342 Ah yes, the child, the completely ordinary mother, and an abandoned clay project you would find in a random corner in art class 👌🏻

[@typo1345]

@TORTIS your family doesnt have a stick armed blob begging for the sweet release of death? You guys are strange

[@rattersworld1016]

I love how they're all set up in the end like "Family photoshoot! Definitely not creepy at all!"

[@yomeiko]

I think Wybie was added in the movie for one other reason: so you could tell what was passing through Coraline's mind when she was supposed to be "alone" in the book. Instead of having her talk to herself, they made a character for her to talk to and help us understand her.

[@GabbyClown4213]

Good guess! That's actually the exact reason

[@AneXineohp]

Yeah, if you read other comments explaining the real reason he’s there, and there’s a lot of comments like that (including this one), they’ve said the exact same thing in essence.

[@angel_horns784]

I remember reading the book, and when coraline discovered the other father, I was terrified. The way you drew him is EXACTLY how I imagined him to be! Amazing work!

[@ultimategameredits]

Actually, I saw a video by the costume designer for Coraline. She did talk about differences between the mothers, which are subtle but important in my opinion. Coraline's real mother has a neck brace, crooked nose, and messier clothes, while the Other Mother has a turtleneck sweater, straight nose, and better fitting clothes. I think there's more than that, but this is just a little bit about how their appearances actually are different. Oh, and the Other Mother has buttons for eyes! 😉

[@dbseamz]

I never realized that was a neck brace--I did think it was strange that the thing on her neck fell off when the Other Mother removed her disguise (the part in the movie when Coraline goes back thru the portal to rescue her parents) but I had thought it was just part of her sweater. This makes real-mom's line about "the accident" make a lot more sense.

[@CherryTreez]

I love yoru profile pic!

[@mirandatagliamonte9754]

After watching the movie like 8 times, I noticed that all of the real-world human characters have slightly asymmetrical faces, while their Other counterparts are more symmetrical. Also, most of the Other characters look only slightly different from the real-world versions of them, but the Other Mother has more pronounced differences (different hair color and style, very different face, etc.), which hints at the fact that she's a separate being taking the form of Coraline's mother, and the rest of the Other characters are just replicas.

[@ultimategameredits]

@@mirandatagliamonte9754 that’s so cool!!! I didn’t notice the asymmetrical thing!!! thanks!!

[@ultimategameredits]

@@CherryTreez thank you!!

[@Dear-Rhiannon]

12:41 The other dad is so miserably horrifying. The description of it trying to put its face together was so sad, even though its probably not feeling anything as it's programmed to try do its task like a machine till the magic fades.

[@underbakedcookie5061]

I was so excited to see this because I love both the book and the movie. The bit with the other father in the book gave me the chills and was so much creepier than the pumpkin man in the movie. I would love to see a second part with Miss Spink, Miss Forcible and Mr Bobinski.

[@lovelycloudyskies]

Book other father is my sleep paralysis demon

[@tayloranderson7547]

Me too

[@10cheesburgers]

I second this! I would also like to see the other father before he melts!

[@robbietheweirdo]

i'd also love to see the ghost children

[@Heatherisfire77]

About a decade ago, I probably read Coraline once every few months and that scene with the other father in the basement was truly the most horrifying scene. The part about him wanting to not hurt Coraline but the other mother forcing him to chase her up the stairs despite his melting dough-y form was so disturbing to me.

[@hellhog3252]

As a child I was extremely close to my family (especially my Ma) since we moved so much so when I saw this movie the idea of another world with some creature trying to mimic my mother was extremely unsettling which gave me such a new feeling at that age that I really enjoyed the movie. Plus I remember really loving Wybie’s mask lol

[@abysstheanimus]

Lavendertowne: *traumatizes us with horrific drawings* Also Lavendertowne: Here's the whole family together! So happy and cute!!

[@gacha_angel1060]

Fun fact! Coraline actually has brown hair in the movie, she just colored it to be blue! You can see in a picture frame of her and her parents in the movie that her hair is originally brown like her fathers!

[@toganium4175]

Was very surprised when I learned that the Coraline book was written by Neil Gaiman, the man behind the excellent Sandman comic series.

[@Kitsune54333]

He originally made Coraline for his daughter, but by the time he was finished she was too old

[@nightm1me]

@@Kitsune54333 i think he started it for his oldest daughter, but she got too old so he finished it for his younger daughter

[@TakusenX]

The other father in the cellar has always stuck with me throughout the years! The audio book version I listened to did a fantastic job of giving me the chills. LOVE how scary it is : )

[@masonheitner8410]

I actually cried during the Other Father scene. I felt so bad for him.

[@KattluvsInky]

In school, our class has been reading this book and by far, I like it better than the movie. It’s so… uncanny. Unlike the movie, where the turn is taken far too quick and nothing is really scary. (I mean, it’s targeted towards kids so I guess there was no other option) Also, my class has noticed that coraline still has a snappy personality, and her emotions take a moment to sink in.

[@serenegenerally]

Man, I wish I read this book in class

[@jimothyworldbuilding3664]

"Her teeth were too long" Y'see that's the confirmation that she's evil. It means she's bri'ish

[@thorndoll_52]

OH GOD NO 😱

[@kai_maceration]

Lmao what does that even mean? I know the meme is "british people have bad dental care" but dentists don't file down your teeth to make them shorter

[@jimothyworldbuilding3664]

@@kai_maceration Some will claim that poor dental hygiene damages your gums which exposes more of your teeth, making them look longer and thus creating the joke to apply to the bri'ish "people". They are liars and work for Big Triangle.

[@citrineshark9240]

@@kai_maceration you don't know that.... /nsrs

[@starryc1der]

I think this is a herminone reference from Harry Potter

[@zerareota1560]

Coralline is very much storytellers interpreting a story, and delivering the message they wanted too. To me it feels similar to Alice: Madness Returns, in how it uses the original characters, but also crests there own story and characters from its roots. I don’t think one version is better than the other, and I just want to appreciate that an important part of interpreting a story is *interpreting* it :)

[@tortis6342]

Yes, exactly. Furthermore, there are some ideas that just don't work well from book to movie format or vice versa. Like can you imagine an adaption of House Of Leaves?

[@Frantasia]

I also ready the book a while after watching the movie, but I had the feeling that Wybie helped with making it so much more child-friendly. I get that it's a scary book and movie, but for a Disney-esque Vibe and advertising to children, the original would have been *way too much*. With wybie, Coraline did have someone to talk to, someone who would listen to her, while she is experiencing those horrors as her scared self, on her own in the book. That makes it so much more endurable. He helps with letting her seem stronger, and yes, showing character growth to be a better person. I never saw Wybie as a 'Token male'. No, he's the nice dude, albeit a bit annoying sometimes - that's how people, not just children are - that realises and can help Coraline when the adults just ignore her.

[@cindyespindola4946]

The other day I saw a video Laika posted and was amazing to notice how different the father was to the other father in the whole face not just the button eyes, like I never noted all his features were turned so sharp and sculped-looking compared to the father's more rough and imperfect features. I loved how you interpreted all the characters that you chose from Coraline 😊

[@gachatubergirl181]

I know that when it comes to animation, a lot of animators use blue highlights for hair instead of black because it's easier to animate, like- with Marinette (from miraculous ladybug) her hair is black but looks blue because it was easier for the animators and designers to get the strands. So that could be why Coraline's hair is blue in the movie and not black 0:

[@JonGearComics]

No, we see in an old picture in the movie, that young Coraline has naturally brown hair, and she directly mentions her hair being blue. They probably made her hair blue just to show how much more colorful she is, personality wise, compared to her dull real parents

[@gachatubergirl181]

@@JonGearComics Ah I don't think I've ever seen the picture then- but personally I don't really feel like Coraline had a much brighter personality than the parents, I think it was just like that with the colors in general (hair, clothes etc.) Because everywhere else was pretty dull compared to her- maybe though-

[@JonGearComics]

@@gachatubergirl181 I meant brighter as in more energetic ig, like wanting to garden and stuff. But yeah, the blue hair also just matches her character design

[@starr7599]

It was seen in an old photo that coraline used to have dark brown hair, but it was dyed blue probably somewhere before they moved to the pink palace, my guess is her parents let her dye her hair blue so she'll be less upset about moving away

[@moi1310]

In a video a wig creator talks about the wigs they made and use in their movies they spoke about Coraline and showed early samples. They said that one of the early samples had used a black color that shifted in blue so that the highlights turned blue, and they kinda liked that look and started after that working on blue wigs. They really liked the energy it gave her.

[@leafpile4737]

Coraline now has a graphic novel and also a Neil Gaiman (hope I spelled that right) book set with illustrations (I’m not sure if it’s still sold). I kept thinking of those as I watched. Your drawings are pretty spot on and your astute attention to detail really pays off. This is really cool!

[@Novaevo]

Coraline gave young me nightmares despite me denying it when I was asked. It was a great movie! I drew my OC Caroline as Coraline for Halloween haha!

[@signingjoe1]

You made Coraline so cute in your style! I love your take on it! I would love to see you tackle the four siblings from The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis! One of my all time favorites!

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I love that we only got this book and movie because one little girl wanted to be brave and find out how the story would end. It just goes to show, that maybe it's okay to scare the SHT out of our kids.

[@typo1345]

I mean we knew that in the 1800s, just read the Grimm tales!

[@chllux]

You should do 'School for the good and evil' next! Netflix just made a live adaptation of the book and although I find the movie visually pleasing it is very different from what I had imagined when I read the book.

[@thesnake4015]

As an Italian a “By the Book” episode I’d like to see is a canonical rendition of Pinocchio and you know having some of the real creepy characters from the original story like the black rabbits that come to put Pinocchio into a coffin at a certain point of the book

[@tayloranderson7547]

For real life it does certain point of the book

[@eebeuappeared967]

Thank you for bringing up the other father! I was so disturbed when I first read it, and I’ve never heard anyone talk about it. I truly was freaked out about it and wondered how they would have done in the movie

[@thediamonddragon1369]

Althought the idea of the Other Mother being unnatural looking of the bat in the book sounds cool, I can understand why in the movie she made to look like a happier carbon copy of her mother to make the place seem more appealing to Coraline

[@sylveoner8107]

Noooo the other father is one of my favorite characters in the movie! Your depiction of the book version is really scary yet so sad ;-;

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

8:02 Let me introduce you to Eris, from Sinbad. Her hair is constantly flowing and absolutely gorgeous in the 2d Animation.

[@hazelgatoya2603]

Yup, she names herself the goddess of discord in the movie as well. And she lives up to it.

[@typo1345]

Well, I'm going back to listen to Eris's theme now, I completely forgot about that absolute banger until you brought that movie back up

[@RubberduckStudios]

I’m glad Wybie was added, since it was Coraline talking to herself/her thoughts. Everyone knows it hard to put thoughts in a movie so it was good idea having Wybie and also Coraline in the movie has very clear blue hair so we can see it’s clearly not black hair with blue shading. Edit: Whenever I read the book, i noticed that as apposed to the movie, she actually has a lot more things to do. In the movie she just seems bored with her life and has nothing to do, whereas in the book, she *suggested by her mum* can read, draw, watch tv and play with her toys.

[@grimmcorvid5713]

I actually think Coralines right to be so mad in the movie since she sounds like she doesnt have many friends and is being neglected a lot. In any case i def wouldnt describe her as borderline bullying since Wybie followed and creeped her so she has a good reason to be so mean. I adore how you drw these tho! You finally put the horror into image and i especially like to see that with Other father, he looks fntastic, also dead bodies go through a stage in decomposition where they bloat, so most often i imagined a bloating other father as a corpse rather than just dough, either way seeing him here is downriight terrifying and its great you captured that horror.

[@LysolMyFace]

She is kinda mean but he also acts weird and also did almost run her over with his bike when they first met so it’s understandable. But to be fair the why-were-you-born line is super harsh

[@killer_queen923]

@@LysolMyFace that line mad me laugh lol

[@JellyfishDarling]

What I love about Coraline is that Neil Gaimen( in the extras on the dvd) said he loved the adding of Wybie and the movie adaptation as a whole

[@iminarea5158]

Can we all just appreciate how lavendertowme will read entire books for this series

[@superfan364]

I would read this book millions of times

[@poseidons_child.]

And this is why coraline scarred me as a kid.

[@mirionfuba]

as someone who had both the coraline book and watched the movie, I think it's safe to say the movie really changed a lot and it felt weird to watch it again after reading the book

[@iifan2763]

I ALMOST FELL ASLEEP THROUGH THIS VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE HER VOICE WAS SO CALMING OH MY GOD keep it up il try not to fall asleep next time

[@MattEldritchHorror]

I think I genuinely enjoy how in both of Henry Sellick's movies (Coraline and Wendell and Wild), the lead protagonists are quite more angsty and negative compared to the typical leads in many mainstream animated movies. Its really refreshing to watch.

[@retr0robbin]

The other father and his description of being like a swollen grub, like wet bread or dough really stuck with me and got me into writing horror myself. That scene was amazing and literally changes my life. Neil Gaiman is amazing.

[@crxspy_coconut]

i cant wait to watch this video! you’re the whole reason i started digital art a few years ago and ive grew a whole lot since back then! thank you

[@emankyyyyy7211]

I know you might not read this but I’ve been going through a really hard time with friendships so your videos have made me feel so much better, thank you

[@the_tpm]

That coraline is so cuuuute, your drawings are always incredible, but this one really stood out to me.

[@logynapolloclair]

I remember reading the scene about the other-father as a child. To this day, it is still one of the scariest thing I have ever read. You did a great job drawing it, as terrifying as it is!!

[@valenciageode25]

Wow. Time to see how much scarier Coraline can get. I’ve read the book, but I didn’t quite pick up on many differences, besides the personality. Let’s see what LavanderTowne can do.

[@jahmya58]

I love the fact that coraline looks a bit different than the book bc I’m obsessed with it and this difference gives me freedom to imagine

[@rainyrinnn]

one thing i love about coraline is character development. she starts off as a selfish bratty child but then later on in the movie, she turns out as a brave, willing child who will do anything to save her parents and wybie.

[@caramelbloom8341]

I've read Coraline, and one of the only parts I remember is a nightmare it gave me after I finished the book. I WAS Coraline, and I explored the basement/celler of the other mother's house. There was trash everywhere (all of it from my mom's house) and I walked into the deep concrete room for exploratory purposes. I stumbled upon and started staring at a tallish white sheet being suspended over something. I pulled the sheet back, exploring, and the swollen trash-but-human oggie boogie esque monster grunted, staring at my with loose thread where it's eyes were supposed to be. It suddenly said "No. Noo! You're not suppose to be here!" In a garbled mangled voice that you could barely make out as words. I ran, running towards the stairs, but at the time I was small (like, 8), and this creature was bigger and took bigger steps. It mauled over everything in it's path, garbage bags, boxes, everything, screaming in garbled English "Noooo, not mother. Goooooo..." And other things to a similar effect. As I ran up the creaky dark wooden stairs the monster followed me, nearly grabbing my leg as it desperately tried to make it up the stair. I slammed the door in it's face and started to cry outside of my dream (I think, this was a long time ago, I'm surprised I still remember this). Then the other mother called me away and I know there was more dream but I don't remember any of it.

[@crypty4074]

The other father kinda reminds me of that one really freaky illustration of the other mother. Both have those really weird folds in places where there really shouldn't be

[@Chaotic_DemonZ]

I feel like it'd be kinda cool if you turned the steam coming off the chicken like a skull to add to the creepy vibe, but the way you drew the designs genuinely look awesome, W artwork.

[@cacaumassipanoficial6203]

8:10 I also remember seeing something like this but in an animated movie, I think it was about Sinbad and there is a character who is kind of a goddess who appears to him and her hair is constantly moving, sometimes in a very delicate way, it depends on her mood and intonation in the scene.

[@arisu_6635]

You are talking about Eris from ,,Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas''

[@Random_Fandom_Cos.]

Why is the other father so cute?! In all honesty I know it may just be the art style but like he is so adorable! Also love your vids!!!

[@FrostyPhoenyx]

I loved the book's creepiness and the movie was well made but it didn't hit me as hard, you analyzed the words and drew them so well!! Your Coraline version is also so cute, it would be really interesting to see a live action version ahh

[@Patchouliprince]

I haven’t read this book since I was a kid, I remember it being so terrifying and I think it’s definitely time for a reread! I bet it’ll be just as spooky even as an adult

[@rabies481]

From what I know, Whybie was added into the movie to give Coraline someone to talk to instead of monologing/thinking to herself like in the book. It would have been harder to naturally input long monologues into the movie while keeping the paste and atmosphere the same. I'm glad they did add him because it makes the world of Coraline feel more full and connected and adds some nice representation you didn't often see in animated kids movies back then

[@TransmascPeterGriffin]

this is my favorite series on youtube thank you for continuing it so long you’re amazing

[@9ightdreamer]

Coraline is one of my favourite horror movies of all time so Its nice to see another episode of 'By The Book' for Coraline!

[@dropdeadlawrence]

I wish we’d gotten to see Coraline’s real parents in comparison. I'd love to see a part two!

[@stelle7761]

Yayy! I’m so glad you did Coraline! This show played such a huge part of my childhood! It’s so nice to see you do it! 💖

[@Vannys_pizza_cutter]

Actually in the movie after the other mother kidnapped her parents she goes into their room and for a split second you can see a picture of her when she was younger, however in that image she has brown hair. Which means the hair in the movie is dyed.

[@highshipper9222]

This is beautiful!!! I love the Coraline redesigns by the book!!!

[@theyrenameischloe5103]

FINALLLLYYYYY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK OLD SERIES

[@stelle7761]

Could you do the book “The School For Good and Evil”? I read the book and watched the movie, but I’d really like to see what they’d look like based on the book :)

[@sodaexe4702]

I just wanted to comment that omg

[@hiley3560]

Like so she will see!

[@acespades2387]

There’s a movie version???

[@stelle7761]

@@acespades2387 Yes! It recently came out on Netflix :D

[@leoshBR]

Those look amazing! I really would love to see your take on the Game of Thrones characters, the books are great and the characters are very different, starting with most of them being pretty young teens instead of adults and some having more fantasy-like looks, such as Daenerys' violet eyes.

[@moth404]

Coraline scared the crap out of me as a kid, and still kinda does. I've had a occasional irrational fear of my parents not being my actual parents since lol

[@spookyoatmeal5605]

Ahh, i've been waiting for this one! I love the way you drew them!

[@h0neybee]

Gosh you know it's gonna be a good day when LavenderTowne posts. Thank you so much for the amazing content as always!

[@Beh-ze4hr]

4:58 they look so similar, yet so different. I love it

[@Jester.Dollars]

I loved Coraline when I was a kid, I would always put it on mid halloween season :D

[@yeonmyjun]

I love your drawings! I've loved coraline ever since I was little, I have the book and graphic novel. It was so cool to see you bring the book versions to life! You've definitely earned a new subscriber💗

[@0Pawprint0]

I love how creepy the book is, but I also love the movie. And Wybie was a great addition, too. I love him. I love the way you drew everyone, too! I always love this series haha. I totally suggest doing a The Cirque Du Freak series! More specifically the first book "The Vampire’s Assistant" because that’s what the movie was based on. However, they completely changed the ending I guess because they didn’t want to make the whole series. They rushed through several of the books just to allude to something that happens way later in the series. It was very weird. Also there’s a manga! So you could technically compare the book description to the movie AND manga appearances. I think it’s fun to see how different each one is

[@et1extraterrestrial]

You sound a lot like a friend I've had who I don't talk to anymore. Her voice calms me, and not being able to hear it makes me feel more stressed and anxious. Your voice is a close resemblence, so, your voice does a lot for me. Thank you. You have done so much. A lot more than you might think, but thank you so much.

[@skywardswordenjoyer]

you should really do ‘it’ or ‘the goldfinch’, they’re some of my favorite books. or i reccomend ‘enola holmes’, i’ve never read it but i love the movies

[@kandeekiller]

Oooo I loved this. Coraline is both my favourite movie, and one of my three favourite books. The part with the other father in the basement terrified me when I first read the book, so I'm very happy you did his blob version. I would love to see you do another part with Spink, Forcible and Bobinsky, or maybe the ghost children.

[@EnchantedEvoElegance]

I think the description of the other-father is just so sad. I know that he tries to warn coraline in subtle ways and it’s just depressing to see him turning into a mush.

[@theautisticalien8364]

I love this series, so glad to see this come back

[@lucyleroy4993]

I watched the movie before I read the book and every time something happened I was like, “that’s not what’s supposed to happen!”

[@RoarAnne]

I didn't even know that Coraline was a book, so thanks for letting me learn. Sad to hear Wybie isn't from the book, he was honestly one of my favorite characters from the movie. I think it would be cool to see your take on the characters from Deltora Quest. I grew up reading the books and found out it ended up getting an adaptation.

[@strang3rthingsfan163]

Generally black hair looks blue while animating. So they most likely made her hair black. One example of this would be miraculous ladybug.

[@Mi-uq5yd]

Hi Lavendertowne! I just wanna say that I’ve been a fan of you for about 2-3 years? I really love your videos because I get to improve my own art from your tips and also cause ur just interesting to watch. Love your videos! Hope ur doing well! 😁

[@Di-ho7sd]

In the movie Coraline has dyed blue hair and therefore it’s more terrifying how the little Coraline puppet has the same hair. You can see on one picture in one scene that Coraline has similar to her dad’s hair colour. So the design in the movie is made to be more recognisable and iconic when the design according to the book looks more like normal generic child her age. Both are great ^^

[@cronqvies3971]

I didn’t click this fast in my whole life Edit: I Didn’t know corline have a book this is going to be great 😭😭🔥

[@criidawg]

The drawings you make and your art style are so cute and amazing! I love how you drew Coraline. :D

[@Candelleee]

As I kid I LOVED coralline, but my mom didn’t so I couldn’t really watch it. To this day, I still LOVE horror!

[@dragonharris5465]

I love these renderings of the book characters! Both the book and the movie hold special places in my heart.

[@monoxia]

I definitely think you should do an episode of this for Fahrenheit 451 or Lord of the Flies. They’re both fairly quick reads and they give good descriptions of character appearances :)