The Nightmare Before Christmas crosses over with The Shining in new children’s book art. Both considered classics in their respective genres, Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name frequently ranks among the greatest horror films of all time. The Nightmare Before Christmas, on the other hand, is a stop-motion animated musical directed by Henry Selick and conceived by Tim Burton that started life as a cult favorite in 1993, but has only grown in popularity with each passing year.
Now, some new art created and shared by Daniel Björk on Instagram imagines an unexpected crossover between The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Shining in the style of a children’s book. Check out the art below:
The art imagines Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie in the same position as the man in a bear suit performing fellatio on one of the Overlook’s guests in The Shining, which is perhaps the most bizarre moment from the movie. The art is captioned, “WHAT’S THIS!” in reference to the song from The Nightmare Before Christmas: “Sunday means a new Mashtober prompt and today it’s Nightmare before christmas / The Shining.”
The Nightmare Before Christmas & The Shining Share One Similarity
The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Shining are strange choices for a mashup considering how different the two movies are. The Shining is an intense psychological horror film that depicts Jack Torrance’s descent into madness inside the isolated Overlook Hotel. The Nightmare Before Christmas, despite containing some elements of dark whimsy, is a family-friendly stop-motion animated musical produced by Disney. However, despite these drastic differences, there is one similarity that connects the two movies, other than their main characters being named Jack.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is famously enjoyed as both a Halloween and Christmas movie and albeit a less popular choice, The Shining is also enjoyed during both times of the year. As a horror classic, Kubrick’s masterpiece is a great choice for the Halloween season, though The Shining is secretly a Christmas movie as well. Considering its snowy setting replete with Christmas decorations, combined with a story about the Torrance family working together to survive a harsh winter, it’s been argued, perhaps cheekily, that The Shining should be considered quintessential unconventional Christmas viewing.
