no way you're not throwing buttons in my
eyes
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
times
coraline fueled our nightmares you're
not my mother
did she do this to you you're in
terrible danger girl
for this list we'll be looking at those
moments that prove coraline is a
gloriously twisted animated film
which animated film do you find the
scariest let us know in the comments
number 10 other mother creates coraline
coraline wastes no time in introducing
audiences to its unsettling
stop-motion-fuelled horror
huh a little me
that's weird backed by a haunting tune
that serves as a great sample of the
movie's overall soundtrack
the opening scene follows the other
mother's mechanical hands
as she transforms the doll of a girl
into one of coraline
the scene shows the procedure in detail
and the opening speaks volumes to
beldum's persona
despite only showing the villain's hands
ripping the insides out of the doll on
route to rendering it a featureless
shell
the other mother then surgically
stitches together her next victim
i'm way too old for dolls number nine
other mother gives coraline to three
they say even the proudest spirit can be
broken
with love although peppered with creepy
moments throughout coraline bides its
time before fully exposing the
nightmarish entity at the heart of the
other world
by the time coraline finds herself stuck
in a bug-themed room watching other
mother feast upon cocoa beetles however
the veil masking the other world's
terror has been completely destroyed
the only thing remaining is for the
other mother to reveal the darkness
underneath which is a moment made all
the more memorable by a countdown
i'll give you to the count of three all
of other mother's forms are unnerving
but this transformation stands out for
just how quickly it renders coraline
powerless you may come out when you've
learned to be
a loving daughter number eight other yb
will smile
no matter what coraline finds the real
yb to be a bit too talkative
but the other world version of the
character is actually mute
i thought you'd like him more if he
spoke a little less
so i fixed him so he
can't talk at all the other yb is
instantly zapped of any agency by the
other mother
as the alternate version is nothing more
than a tool to lure coraline into a
false sense of security
when the other yb momentarily frowns the
other mother immediately squashes the
small act of rebellion by stitching a
smile onto the character did she do this
to you
the other yb's crude grin is
heartbreaking and horrifying
creating sympathy for a doppelganger who
sadly never utters a single word
number seven other father becomes a
pumpkin
would you go fetch your father i bet
he's hungry as a pumpkin by now cleverly
foreshadowed earlier on in the movie
in this moment other father transforms
from a likable parent with buttons for
eyes
to a malformed pumpkin with human body
parts this
immaculately crafted design might
inspire some to think twice before
entering a pumpkin patch
but this scene's brilliance goes beyond
just the visuals
throughout the entire ordeal other
father pleads with coraline for
forgiveness
while stating that other mother is
pulling his strings
sorry
[Music]
so sorry
with other fathers slurred speech these
ingredients combine to create a moment
that is not just
intense but also haunting
number six bat dogs and the taffy
monster
are those dogs real uh sweet departed
angels
as april and miriam forcible are
already an odd pair in the real world
their other versions have a lot to live
up to when things begin to crumble in
the other world
coraline returns to the theater to find
a massive candy wrapper waiting on stage
and bat dogs in attendance in a
well-paced sequence
the rapper reveals itself to be home to
other and forcible
who've been transformed into a taffy
monster that shrieks like a desperate
banshee
[Music]
although the encounter does not last
long the taffy monster
and bat dogs are so weird and unnatural
that they still leave a lasting
impression
number five coraline versus other
mother's hand
after just barely managing to escape the
bell dam coraline heads out to the well
to throw away the key to the other world
i gotta hide this somewhere
unfortunately for the protagonist
nothing is ever simple as coraline finds
herself in a struggle for survival
against a disembodied hand
the beldum spidery body part stalks
coraline through the nearby woods
before launching into a final desperate
attack the hand's movements are
skin-crawlingly creepy
and its attack on coraline is the most
vicious in the movie
the hand is a creature backed into a
corner and it's ready to kill its way
out
number four the ghost children who's
there
and shush
the bell dam did not suddenly decide to
start stealing souls after taking a
liking to coraline
the villain has been collecting souls
for quite a while as
illustrated by the three ghost children
that coraline meets during her timeout
session
yet we still wanted more
so we let her sew the buttons
being victims like her they try to help
coraline during her struggle for
survival but that does not make them any
less terrifying to behold
the children's backstories are the stuff
of nightmares and establish them as
sympathetic characters
while their spooky designs ensure
coraline's timeout does not translate
into a lull in the horror you're in
terrible danger girl
number three the rats i don't like rats
at the best of times
while first introduced as cute mice and
an extension of babinski's circus
performers
the rats reveal their true forms after a
bite from the cat
gangly and sickly the film's rats are
massive
disgusting and well choreographed while
the cat easily disposes of a single rat
the other babinski's army of rodents
proves to be a touch more challenging
is this what you're looking for
after the other babinski goes from a
sprightly circus master to a suit filled
with rats
coraline gets up close and personal with
one of the beasts and we discovered that
mesophobia is not required to fear these
rats
i think i mentioned that i don't like
rats at the best of times
number two other mother offers coraline
buttons
you're not my mother my mother doesn't
have but buttons
from the outside looking in it's obvious
the other world is not truly a magical
wonderland filled with roast chicken and
stunning gardens
but coraline takes a while to catch on
you could stay here forever if you want
to
it's only when the bell dam presents the
protagonist with buttons designed to
replace eyes that coraline begins to see
the truth
considering everyone in the other world
has buttons the bell down's request is
not surprising
but that does not make the sequence any
less unsettling
this scene marks the point when cracks
first begin to form in the bell dam's
loving mother act
no way you're not throwing buttons in my
eyes
before we unveil the creepiest number
one pick here are a few honorable
mentions
the theater because sometimes strangely
comical is heavy on the strange
our lives
[Music]
april and miriam forcible because
these two can turn tea or taffy into
tools of terror
oh caroline caroline caroline caroline
you are in terrible danger other
father's song
because this jaunty tune foreshadows
sinister plans
when she comes around exploring mom and
i will never ever make it boring
other mother's first appearance because
other mothers reassuring form is still
really creepy what are you doing here in
the middle of the night
you're just in time for supper deer want
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number one other mother's true form so
you're back coraline's last ditch effort
to escape from the other world
boils down to a string of scenes that
outdo each other in the horror
department
just when it seems the other mother
could not possibly get scarier the
villain reveals herself to be a hideous
spider-like creature that inspires a
whole new set of nightmares
where are you you selfish
from the moment coraline uses the cat as
a projectile to eliminate the bell dam's
button eyes
the film achieves a level of ghastly
brilliance that's tough to beat
even when coraline manages to close the
door linking the normal and other worlds
the beldam's frantic poundings and
screeches continue to echo in the
background
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