#Here Be Monsters!

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Alan Snow’s book drawings of Archibald Snatcher appreciation post

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had a video pop up in my feed about the boxtrolls and I had to remember what a terrible adaptation it was. like, they deadass just wrote a different story for the movie. genuinely might be one of the worst book-to-movie adaptations I've ever witnessed

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Happy CubeGoblins Day to those who Celebrate

I was going to animate a meme to celebrate but the software I was using suddenly said "No❤" And wiped the project.

So instead, here are 9 random things I've learned about The Boxtrolls production history within the last few years or so.

G-get it? Because it's been 9 years since the movie released.

1

it was originally going to be a Dreamworks film.

"'What Phil really values is a good story,” says Fiona Kenshole, the excitable Brit who Knight hired as director of worldwide scouting operations for Laika. Kenshole, a former children’s literature editor and publisher, is in charge of finding the best stories for future Laika movies. She scored a coup this spring by beating out DreamWorks for rights to the book Here Be Monsters. She finagled the deal by promising the author, Alan Snow, that Laika directors would stay true to his vision and that she’d throw in a pair of Nikes for his son." Source Article

This fact really intrigues me even though I know it wouldn't nearly be as dark and gritty if it ended up being made by Dreamworks. Also, "True to his vision"? Yea, that didn't happen. Sorry.

2

This film has really cool set design

Image source (There's more!)

3

(At least) Three storyboard sequences made for a very early version of the film are available online One Two Three

4

Mr. Pickles has tattoos on his knuckles

╳△⚲↑ It's been years and I still don't know what this means

5

There were about 15 Snatcher puppets made for the film. At least one of them didn't even have legs.

6

back on the subject of Storyboards, The scene in the movie where The Boxtrolls get crushed is a little bit different in the novelization, and also longer. It seems however, that perhaps the book was finalized before the film was, as Storyboards exist of the same scene, with beats and dialogue that are nowhere in the final film. (It shows Mr. Gristle shoving the fake Boxtroll head onto Eggs' head and the Mecha-Drill exiting the factory workshop.) Here it is!!!

7

There were originally 7 red hats

The two left-most guys are called Chips and Knuckles.

image source

8

Some countries built Boxtroll-themed play-places in malls as part of an advertising campaign.

I can no longer find the sources for any of these (There are more images, however)

9

And finally, my favorite fact. Remember the Cabbagehead creatures that were cut from the film sometime in production? Turns out they weren't cut early enough to stop any test animations from being made!

Video source Isn't that cool?!?!?! I'm gonna go eat some cheese now. Maybe even Coastal cheddar.

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please check out my The nefarious anglerfish tribute video i am such a big fan

[soggywetcatgirl]

world's brainfoggiest girl trying her absolute hardest to complete a simple task

[iseathegalaxy]

"but no one ever bothered to check the seas, so I'm going to"

all of us:

[mintaikk]

I fuck hard with Asexual Venom, but the idea of Venom, an alien whose species doesn't breed sexually and don't have concepts of sex, being sexually attracted to some boring sad and sweaty white guy he picked up on the streets is just so funny to me

[bluegiragi]

brief.

early access + nsfw on patreon monster!AU masterpost

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Fantasia (1940) - The Pastoral Symphony

[akanemnon]

We don't talk about the scar

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the calamity.

a comic about being seen.

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[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike meets Jeremy Fitzgerald

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Some storyboards from a very, VERY early version of The Boxtrolls

The first one you can find a more fleshed out-looking version of online, with temp voices and full sound effects. The second one, however, peaks my interest. The villains seem way more lame in this version, but probably not enough to bore someone to death. Give it a glance and you'll probably see why. (Plus, they have dogs.)

[ozzgin]

You have no idea how comforting your work is right now to me. My boyfriend of a year broke up with me last night admitting he doesn't see me as more than a sister, so it's really nice reading through and imagining someone wanting me utterly and unconditionally.

You know who's always going to want you? This menace right here. If you're having a bad day, he'll make it worse (lovingly).

[noodles-and-tea]

For the twins in time AU, I genuinely wonder what kind of people the young twins grow up into because of Stan’s/Ford’s influence. Especially if it takes years for the portal to get fixed.

(Sorry if it seems like I already sent this question, I don’t know if it got sent the first time I asked)

I haven’t fully fleshed out how Ford grows up in the past but I do have thoughts on Stan presently

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my variant cover for Monster High Pride 2024 !! 💕