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- 2. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects but lost to this film.
- 3. Modeled and named after a classical form of clown and often a trickster figures this creature has yellow eyes, many sharp teeth, and three black and red fronds on its head and is tasked to makes Christmas hats out of rats by Jack.
- 7. “I am the one hiding under your ___, teeth ground sharp, and eyes glowing red!”
- 9. Song Jack sings when encountering Christmas Town for the first time.
- 13. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, is King of ____ Town.
- 14. Jack sends the Trio of Lock, Shock, and ____ to abduct Santa. He is also voiced by the singing voice of Jack Skellington.
- 18. The Clown with the Tear-Away Face rides is a _____ riding clown.
- 19. “I am the one hiding under your stair, Fingers like snakes and spiders in my ___.”
- 21. In 2023 it was selected for Preservation in the US National Film Registry by the _____ as being ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.’
- 22. When Jack travels to Christmas Town he mistakes the name Santa Claus to be _____.
- 24. “There’s children throwing snow balls instead of throwing ____.”
- 25. The Mayor of Halloween town is literally ____ with a ‘happy’ and ‘sad’ front.
- 27. This man wrote the songs and score for the movie and provided the singing voice of Jack.
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- 1. The wooded area where the Holiday Doors are located that lead to the other Holiday Worlds.
- 4. The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in 1993, originated as a poem written by this man in 1982.
- 5. Jack Skellington’s favorite William Shakespeare play.
- 6. Jack’s long time nemesis who is “The shadow on the moon at night”
- 8. An mad scientist created Sally the rag-doll.
- 10. This character is accidentally kidnapped before Santa Claus.
- 11. “You better pay attention now because I’m the _____”
- 12. “To a guy in _____, I’m Mr. Unlucky”
- 15. Santa gives Halloweentown a final gift that carries with it Christmas spirit.
- 16. Sally picks herbs in the graveyard and overhears Jack singing his lament on the ____.
- 17. This character has a vision predicting that Jack’s takeover of Christmas Town will be a disaster.
- 20. Jack Skellington’s pet dog whose glowing pumpkin nose helps him fly his sled through the fog.
- 23. This bug eating villain’s lair is looks like a ___ including a roulette wheel as a nod to his proclivity for gambling
- 26. It had moderate Box Office success but quickly acquired a ___ following when released.
