Looking towards Christmas and the bridge between a night of terror/holiness (depending on when you stop watching the Night on Bald Mountain Fantasia sequence) - John and Magnus decided to talk about films with a large cultural impact and thus a conversation about the world of Nightmare Before Christmas was born. From now annual Hollywood Bowl romps to a variety of dvd/bluray/4K options. From cosplay to Haunted Mansion overlays - Nightmare Before Christmas is possibly the most protected yet merchandised, most occult and yet most moralistic of its stop motion ventures, and its certainly one of the most celebrated on its sleeper hits.
But how far does the culture go? What questions about who we are and how we live and what we celebrate does it ask? And will the Long Live the Pumpkin Queen sequel book be at least as good as the Nightmare Kingdom Heart Levels? Are the adults in Nightmare an homage to the original Muppet Babies cartoon? All these questions and thoughts (and more!) on another episode to warm your heart. Long Live the Pumpkin King!