#alvin paranorman

[jugger-heads]

lineup

[myfictionalfables]

The HTTYD characters and other characters that have the same VA

Hiccup & Dr. Tillage from “The magic School Bus Rides Again”…I cried when I heard this-

Astrid & Fawn from “Tinker-Bell” idk if most people know this, but I think it’s cool

Tuffnut & Robbie from “Gravity Falls” I didn’t believe it at first until I really thought abt it lol

Ruffnut & Lucy from “Despicable Me” I don’t really hear this one but it’s probably cause I haven’t watched Despicable Me in forever

Snotlout… & Tommy from “ Horton Hears a Who” I lost my ever loving mind after finding this out

Fishlegs & Alvin from “ParaNorman” Fishlegs if Snotlout finally made him snap permanently-

Bonus:

Gobber & Owl from “Winnie the Pooh” and I found this out when I was listening to the Backson song lmao, Craig Ferguson has a great singing voice!

[coffeebookslovegt]

El verdadero misterio del mundo es lo visible, no lo invisible.

[up-up-downtime]

i need to be more active.....

[bunnelbaby]

As Hallow’s Eve creeps closer, my dear friend and I have compiled a list of spooky content for kiddos and critters of all age ranges! Please note some might be scarier or unsuited for younger regressors/dreamers.

🦇 Courage the Cowardly Dog

🦇 Ruby Gloom

🦇 Growing Up Creepie

🦇 Tutenstein

🦇 Vampirina

🦇 Super Monsters

🦇 Danny Phantom

🦇 Goosebumps

🦇 Are You Afraid of the Dark?

🦇 RL Stine’s The Haunting Hour

🦇 The Little Vampire

🦇 Twitches

🦇 Halloweentown

🦇 Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit

🦇 Happy CAT-o-Ween! (Gabby’s Dollhouse)

🦇 Casper’s Scare School

🦇 Monster High

🦇 The Ghost and Molly McGee

🦇 Halloween (Sesame Street)

🦇 Blue’s Big Costume Party (Blue’s Clues)

🦇Katerina’s Costume (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)

🦇Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular

🦇Scary Godmother: Jimmy’s Revenge

🦇 The Ghost of Wuzzleburg (Wow Wow Wubzy)

🦇 Pups Save the Trick-or-Treaters (Paw Patrol)

🦇 Too Cute to Spook (Sofia the First)

🦇 Bats (My Little Pony)

🦇 Spooky Buddies

🦇 Toy Story of Terror

🦇 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

🦇 Dear Dracula (2012)

🦇 The Dog Who Saved Halloween

🦇 Scared Shrekless

🦇 In the Haunted House (The Magic School Bus)

🦇 Garfield’s Halloween Adventure

🦇Spooky Costumes (Pajanimals)

🦇 Trick or Creek (Craig of The Creek)

🦇 Monster Party (OK KO)

🦇 Scooby-Doo and The Ghoul School

🦇 Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman

🦇 Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest

🦇 Scaredy Pants (Spongebob Squarepants)

🦇 Summerween (Gravity Falls)

🦇 The Creeps (Adventure Time)

🦇 The Ghouls (The Amazing World of Gumball)

🦇 A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell? (Pokémon XY)

🦇 Halloween (Wizards of Waverly Place)

🦇 Over The Garden Wall

🦇 Making Fiends

🦇 Howard Lovecraft

🦇 Beetlejuice (1989)

🦇 Hotel Transylvania

🦇 The Nightmare Before Christmas

🦇 Coraline

🦇 Frankenweenie

🦇 Corpse Bride

🦇 Paranorman

🦇 Zombie Hotel

[pb-dot]

Film Friday: Paranorman

Considering how fond of horror movies, it's odd how few of them register in the very top tier of my favorite movie lists. Something could perhaps be said about how the best-made horror movies are often not very fun, but that's a question for another day. Today I want to talk about a horror movie I love, and for that pinch of extra hipster spice, it's a stop-motion animation flick.

Norman Babcock, Age 11, is a bit of an outcast in the little suburban town of Blithe Hollow, MA. The reason? He can see and talk to ghosts. After a series of increasingly harrowing visions and a meeting with his profoundly kooky uncle, Norman sees disaster in the town's immediate future, and only he can stop it. Norman is aided on his pint-sized quest for the future of his home by his outcast friend Neil, Neil's jock brother Mitch, the school bully Alvin, and somewhat reluctantly, his older sister Courtney. Their progress is only impeded by their own profound incompetence, and the fact that the dead appear to be rising from their graves spurred on by the curse of a long-dead witch.

Paranorman is notable for a couple of things. First of all, its visual design is awesome. Real care is put into making the town of Blithe Hollow and everyone who lives in it just a little bit off, asymmetric, messy in a way that makes it all an effective caricature in the way only animation can be. And speaking of animation, it is also gorgeous. Laika has been doing puppet stop motion for a while now, and they are killing it at this point. Their use of 3D-printed modular faces gives them a surprisingly wide range of emotional expressions to their little fellas.

This increased emotional dexterity comes in handy because this movie also navigates some shockingly dark stuff for a kid's movie. The true nature of the witch's curse and what events spurred it on are some dark stuff, and the movie treats the most somber reveals with quiet contemplation rather than the all-too-common trend of playing it off with a joke to lighten the mood.

The movie also is surprisingly scary for a movie for children. Especially the initial exploration of the curse and a few moments in the movie's climax never fails to send a chill down my spine. This isn't to say the movie isn't appropriate for its intended audience, merely to suggest it'll slot nicely into the Doctor Who "Watched with a mix of fascination of fear" pantheon in that regard.

Also, as far as story goes, Paranorman has a real banger of a third act. After resolving the ongoing source of conflict, although one of the parties doubtlessly has learned nothing, Norman heads for the core of the problem to confront the witch on her home turf. It culminates in a powerful scene, both because it's thematically very powerful how Norman ends up coming out on top and because Laika decides to make a very interpersonal climax also visually stunning with enough action to keep the tempo up. In a lesser film, this confrontation would take place in a magical tornado or somesuch and it'd still be a good scene, but Laika's apocalyptic parkour therapy session is a treat for both the brain and the eyes.

In the end, Paranorman feels like a very mature movie for its target age range. Norman does take a stand against bullying and the small-mindedness of his little town, but it doesn't change all that many minds. The simple reason for that is that most people are just complacent with their views and are more than willing to add another untrue axiom to the story they tell themselves about their lives rather than confront uncomfortable truths. Still, Norman manages to change the minds of the people who matter to him, and with that in tow, he finds the strength to meet the stupidity of the world around him with a laugh.

There's just a lot going on with this movie that I don't have the column space to get into here, but I will just quickly mention: The reoccurring gag about Norman's sister hitting on Mitch and him just not getting it and how it resolves, the detail that the witch and Norman are related which isn't super important but another nice parallel, how exactly the curse works, how incredibly down the citizens of Blithe Hollow are for a Zombie situation. I could go on, but I believe my point is demonstrated. Go see Paranorman. Statistically most of you haven't gotten around to it yet.

[ohchristmasbri]

Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the spooky season than with a movie marathon filled with spine-tingling chills and eerie adventures? Whether you're gathering with friends, family, or looking for a solo scare fest, our handpicked selection of Halloween and fall-themed movies has got you covered. From classic horror to animated tales and everything in between, this ultimate movie guide will take your Halloween and Fall-filled experience to new heights.

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Animated: Cartoons for the Playful Spook: Dive into the enchanting world of animated Halloween tales. From mischievous chipmunks to lovable monsters, our collection of animated movies offers the perfect blend of humour and spooky fun. Explore the ghoulish adventures of Alvin and the Chipmunks, embark on a journey through the afterlife in "Coco," and unravel the mysteries of haunted houses with beloved characters like Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman

Corpse Bride

Coraline

Coco

Fun Size

Frankenweenie

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Monster House

ParaNorman

Scoob! (2020)

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf

Spirited Away

The Addams Family (2019)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

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Live Action: Live Action Thrills: For those seeking heart-pounding excitement and hair-raising suspense, our live-action movie suggestions are sure to deliver. From Tim Burton's signature dark fantasy style to iconic horror franchises, you'll find a variety of options to keep you on the edge of your seat. Immerse yourself in the quirky world of "Beetlejuice," and revisit the supernatural charm of "Hocus Pocus."

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Annabelle

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle: Creation

Beetlejuice

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Carrie

Casper

Creepshow

Dark Shadows

Day Shift

Death Becomes Her

Double, Double, Toil & Trouble

Donnie Darko

Edward Scissorhands

Fido

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters 2

Get Out

Goosebumps

Goosebumps 2

Halloweentown (1-4)

Hereditary

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus 2

Interview with the Vampire

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Practical Magic

Shaun of the Dead

Sleepy Hollow

The Addams Family

The Addams Family Values

The Craft

The Curse of Bridge Hollow

The Haunted Mansion

The Little Vampire

The Love Witch

The Munsters (2022)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2016)

The Witches (1990/2020)

The Witch

Twilight (Series)

Vampires Suck

Warm Bodies

What We Do in the Shadows

Zombieland

Zombieland 2 ---

Vintage Horror: Vintage Chills and Classic Horrors: Step back in time with a selection of vintage horror films that have stood the test of time. Experience the captivating performances of horror legends like Vincent Price and Boris Karloff in classics such as "House on Haunted Hill" and "The Mummy." Journey into the eerie worlds created by Alfred Hitchcock in "Psycho" and explore the timeless terror of "Dracula" and "Frankenstein."

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Arsenic and Old Lace

Bride of Frankenstein

Carrie

Child's Play

Comedy of Terrors (1963)

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Dracula (1931)

House of Wax (1953)

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Labyrinth

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Psycho

Tales from the Crypt

The Birds

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Exorcist

The Invisible Man

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Mummy (1932)

The Shining

The Wolf Man (1941)

The Blob ---

Horror: Modern Scares for the Brave: Ready to be spooked by more recent releases? Our modern horror movie picks will satisfy your craving for contemporary scares. Immerse yourself in the psychological depths of "Hereditary," navigate the terrors of found-footage in "The Blair Witch Project," and experience the relentless pursuit of a masked killer in "You're Next."

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

All Hallows Eve

Annabelle

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle: Creation

Cabin in the Woods

Child's Play

Get Out

Halloween (Series)

Hereditary

Insidious

IT

Midsommar

Psycho (1998)

Rosemary's Baby

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Silence of the Lambs

Sinister

The Babadook

The Blair Witch Project

The Conjuring

The Conjuring 2

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Nun

The Ring

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Trick 'r Treat

Us

You're Next With this carefully curated collection of Halloween and fall-themed movies, you're all set for a spooktacular movie marathon! Whether you're in the mood for animated delights, vintage scares, modern horror, or family-friendly fun, there's a movie for every preference and every scare threshold. So, gather your loved ones, prepare the popcorn, and get ready to embark on a cinematic journey that will leave you delightfully haunted and thoroughly entertained this Halloween season. Watching these movies alone? Read this: Looking to pair these movies with an activity? Check out our activity and date ideas.

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[spookberry]

Oh you like paranorman? Whos your favorite character?

Norman probably, though i also just love the relationships he has with the people around him.

His sister Courtneys a bitch but in the end she clearly does care about him a lot and is the one to stand up for him, also shes just So funny. Alvin becomes an unlikely friend cuz he's also pathetic and weird in his own ways. Mitch! Its such a stupid twist but it was also 2012 and i love him for it. Neil is so sweet and a little dumb and I wish Salma had more time to be developed too. And oh my gosh his grandma!! I love her. And also the zombiess are fascinating, and i cry every time over Aggie. I even like Mr. Penderghast!

I could rant and rave about this movie forever, and if i allow myself to think about it too long i well up with so much emotion i just shut down lol

[themysterycrewau]

Introduction

Hello geeks, weirdos, and explorers! Welcome to the Mystery Crew AU blog! My name is Matsurra, and I created this au on my main blog @maki-matsurra!

How It Started

I am a huge fan of Gravity Falls. From the writing to the characters, to the art style. It was truly an amazing show that deserves so much love and attention. I joined the fandom a little late, but nevertheless, enjoyed every episode I binged.

I'm also a huge fan of the stop-motion Laika movies! I got to see Coraline in 3D when it was first in theaters (yes, the movie did give me nightmares), and I just really loved it too! The aesthetic of the movie and the story and characters as well were top-notch! Paranorman is a movie I know not many people may know about, but it's still such a good movie and should be checked out! When I watched that movie, there were so many scenes where I was just bawling my eyes out in sadness or just on the edge of my seat.

Now, as a fanfiction writer, I love to try and combine fandoms to make crazy new fanfics, sometimes taking inspiration from fan art or just fan edit videos. This AU actually came to me when listening to Follow the Sun while sitting outside. I wondered; "What would a universe be like if Coraline, Paranoman, and Gravity Falls were in the same one?" And then well... Ta-da! It came to be!

I posted the first chapter of the first book for the AU on May 1st, 2022 on Tumblr, then on AO3 on July 29th, 2022, titling it The Button Key. And the fanfic is still being worked on to this day.

Meet The Crew

Coraline Jones 🗝️

Full Name: Coraline Jones

Age: 13 (Currently)

Home: Pink Palace Apartments, Gravity Falls, Oregon

Family: Mel Jones (Mother), Charlie Jones (Father)

Friends/Allies: Wybie Lovat (Best Friend), Mabel Pines (Best Friend), Dipper Pines (Best Friend), Norman Babcock (Best friend), The Cat, April Spink, Miriam Forcible, Mr. Bobinksy, Stan Pines, Ford Pines, Soos, Wendy Corduroy, Courtney Babcock, Niel Downe, Mitch Downe

Enemies: Other Mother, Other Father (former), Alvin (former), Pacifica Northwest (former), Gideon Gleeful, Bill Cipher

Item/Symbol: Button Key

Other Info (Will be updated as time goes on) - Goes to Gravity Falls Middle School - Wears her orange gloves to school - Favorite class is Science (Specifically loves learning Earth Science) - Previously lived in Pontiac, Michigan - Skilled Artist - Also likes Astrology

Wybie Lovat 💀

Full Name: Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat

Age: 14 (Currently)

Home: His Grandmother's house, Gravity Falls, Oregon

Family: His Grandmother

Friends/Allies: Coraline Jones (Best Friend), Mabel Pines (Best Friend), Dipper Pines (Best Friend), Norman Babcock (Best friend), The Cat, April Spink, Miriam Forcible, Mr. Bobinksy, Stan Pines, Ford Pines, Soos, Wendy Corduroy, Courtney Babcock, Niel Downe, Mitch Downe

Enemies: Other Mother, Alvin (former), Pacifica Northwest (former), Gideon Gleeful, Bill Cipher

Item/Symbol: Mask with a skull on it

Other Info (Will be updated as time goes on) - Goes to Gravity Falls Middle School - Wears his skeleton bike gloves to school - Favorite class is Science - Loves to go to dirt bike races - Parents passed away in a car accident

Dipper Pines 🌲

(Art by the amazing @your-local-neighborhood-nerd) Full Name: Mason "Dipper" Pines

Age: 12 (Currently)

Home: 618 Gopher Road, Gravity Falls, Oregon (The Mystery Shack)

Family: Mr. Pines, Mrs. Pines ✝️, Mabel Pines (Twin Sister), Stan Pines (Granduncle and current caretaker), Ford Pines (Granduncle)

Friends/Allies: Coraline Jones (Best Friend), Wybie Lovat (Best Friend), Norman Babcock (Best friend), The Cat, April Spink, Miriam Forcible, Mr. Bobinksy, Soos, Wendy Corduroy, Courtney Babcock, Niel Downe, Mitch Downe

Enemies: Other Mother, Alvin (former), Pacifica Northwest (former), Gideon Gleeful (former), Bill Cipher

Item/Symbol: Pine Tree

Other Info (Will be updated as time goes on) - Goes to Gravity Falls Middle School - Wears his hat everywhere - Favorite Class in English - Does well in all of his classes - Also loves Astrology - Trans ftm - Was adopted by Grunkle Stan ever since they were toddlers - Mother passed away during childbirth - Father is not in the picture

Mabel Pines 🌠

Full Name: Mabel Pines

Age: 12 (Currently)

Home: 618 Gopher Road, Gravity Falls, Oregon (The Mystery Shack)

Family: Mr. Pines, Mrs. Pines ✝️, Dipper Pines (Twin Brother), Stan Pines (Granduncle and current caretaker), Ford Pines (Granduncle)

Friends/Allies: Coraline Jones (Best Friend), Wybie Lovat (Best Friend), Norman Babcock (Best friend), The Cat, April Spink, Miriam Forcible, Mr. Bobinksy, Soos, Wendy Corduroy, Courtney Babcock, Niel Downe, Mitch Downe

Enemies: Other Mother, Alvin (former), Pacifica Northwest (former), Gideon Gleeful (former), Bill Cipher

Item/Symbol: Shooting Star

Other Info (Will be updated as time goes on) - Goes to Gravity Falls Middle School - Wears sweater over uniform - Favorite class is Art - Always comes prepared with bandaids and stickers - Was adopted by Grunkle Stan ever since they were toddlers - Mother passed away during childbirth - Father is not in the picture

Norman Babcock 📙

Full Name: Norman Babcock

Age: 13 (Currently)

Home: Gravity Falls, Oregon

Family: Perry Babcock (Father), Sandra Babcock (Mother), Courtney Babcock (Older Sister)

Friends/Allies: Coraline Jones (Best Friend), Wybie Lovat (Best Friend), Dipper Pines (Best Friend), Mabel Pines (Best Friend), April Spink, Miriam Forcible, Mr. Bobinksy, Soos, Wendy Corduroy, Niel Downe, Mitch Downe

Enemies: Aggie Prenderghast (former), Alvin (former), Pacifica Northwest (former), Gideon Gleeful (former), Bill Cipher

Item/Symbol: Fairytales Book

Other Info (Will be updated as time goes on) - Goes to Gravity Falls Middle School - Wears Red Hoodie over uniform - Favorite class is History - Loves to watch horror movies (especially with zombies in them) - The most skittish and shyest in the crew

Other Info (Will be Updated)

The Pink Palace is within walking distance of The Mystery Shack (2 Miles Away)

Some of the characters are aged up a little, but not too much (I did this so they could somewhat be in the same grade and class in school)

The Mystery Shack is where the crew hangs out most of the time

Pacifica has a small crush on Dipper

Fanfics

The Button Key (Book 1) [Avaliable on AO3!] Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

[yamagache]

Wake up babe! New Paranorman Stop-motion just dropped!

[in-my-clown-era]

We really do be sleepin on Paranorman don’t we???

[gus-dix]

after coraline we rewatched paranorman and i had the realization that wybie and norman would be besties so now i’m writing a fic about it lol

do not erase the caption, use or rePOST my art (reblog ok)

[heartofthra]

compilation of characters my kids at work have compared me too :’)

[anchoviesinthenightsky]

Bruh paranorman having this cool ass jock be openly gay (even for the last few minutes) definitely was a highlight. Usually when it comes to mlm they’re never cool jocks. They’re always angry meld or violent guys, or they’re very effeminate, it’s nice to see a himbo.

(Nothing personal to mlm like this, I was just happy to see people like that like me)

yeah totally! I think the way Paranorman handled having a mlm character was really interesting, and I think also very much reminiscent of 2012.

Like, not to talk about recent queer history, but this movie came out 3 years before gay marriage was legalized in the US. And having queer characters was not a... super common thing? and when there were queer characters they were often stereotyped, made into villains, or their story centered around a type of queerness that benefited their straight counterparts (think like: the gay best friend trope). There weren't a lot of stories where queer people just got to like... exist and not be defined with their queerness.

And I think that's the angle Paranorman took. The directors/writers had this queer character that they knew most audience members would assume was straight (bc heteronormativity, and also the fact that they have a straight female character flirting with him for most of the movie), and they let the character just be who himself, let the audience like him for him, and then reveal he's queer at the end of the movie. It was almost like a "well you liked this character before he had a boyfriend, so that fact really shouldn't change your opinion of him." kind of vibe. Which was not a far cry from the type of humanizing representation a lot of queer people wanted to see at the time.

I feel like queer representation in media is super different now, and a move like that in a film would be seen as... underwhelming. But younger me definitely felt like it was a big deal when I first watched this movie in high school.

That was kind of a tangent from what you were saying, but I do really like how they choose to portray him too. I think himbo is the perfect way to describe him. Some other aspects of his character that I really like-- how much he cares for his brother but also accepts his brother's choices (he warns Neil against being Norman's friend, because Norman doesn't have a great social reputation, and Neil already gets bullied. And when Neil affirms that he wants to be friends with Norman, Mitch doesn't push him on it.), he's also surprisingly down to go on a hunt in the woods to try to find his brother's friend (when they've only been friends for one day). Like he's got all the qualities of a himbo: strong, not that smart, cares a lot about the people around him.

[quercus-queer]

PSA: Every character in Paranorman is queer

[unblogparaloschicos]

Cine: Mitch Downe

Este es un cuento sobre lo que es sentirse inadaptado. Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) ha aceptado ya la peculiaridad de poder ver y comunicarse con las almas de los muertos y ahora tiene que lidiar con una maldición que el pueblo en el que vive ha tenido que soportar por cientos de años: la furia de una joven ejecutada por brujería.

Con títulos como "Coraline", "Los Boxtrolls" o "Kubo y la búsqueda del samurai", Laika se ha caracterizado por una animación en stop-motion en la que brillan la genialidad técnica y guiones sin fisuras y "ParaNorman" (2012), por supuesto no es la excepción. Dirigida por Travis Knight, el maravilloso guión ofrece un momento memorable cuando, tras ser resuelto el problema (algo que no debería considerarse spoiler ya que es lo esperable en una película infantil), el protagonista inicia una nueva etapa de paz junto a sus compañeros de aventuras: su hermana Courtney (Anna Kendrick), su mejor amigo Neil (Tucker Albrizzi), su hermano, el musculoso Mitch (Casey Affleck) y el bravucón Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Allí, cuando el espectador ya comienza a despedirse de la historia, viene la sorpresa para él y para Courtney, que estuvo constantemente flirteando con Mitch y (ahora sí: atento al spoiler) se atreve a invitarlo al cine. Aunque acepta, la respuesta no es la que esperaba: "Te va a encantar conocer a mi novio: le fascinan la chick flicks (películas para chicas)".

Sí, puede decirse que fue un momento histórico, pero también ha generado debate obre la inclusión de personajes LGTBQ+ en productos pensados para el entretenimiento de niños y adolescentes.