‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Director Henry Selick Says Jack Skellington Is Hidden In All His Movies

Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, says that he has hidden Jack Skellington’s in every one of his films.

The filmmaker recently revealed that he has left Easter Eggs for fans in all of his movies.

“If you look very, very carefully, you might find that there’s some image of Jack in every other film I’ve made. But I can’t legally say that’s true, but it might be true,” Selick said in an interview with GamesRadar+.

The Coraline director pointed fans to a scene from the film, adding, “You might find something in the breakfast.” GamesRadar+ noted the scene from the 2009 film when The Other Mother cracks an egg into a bowl; the yolk has a familiar face.

Other examples include 1996’s James and the Giant Peach, where the captain of a gang of skeletal pirates looks like Jack and is referred to as Skellington. The character also makes an appearance during the credits of 2022’s Wendell and Wild.

Selick made his directorial debut with 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, a stop-motion fantasy musical based on a story and characters by Tim Burton. The story follows Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town, who stumbles on Christmas Town and plans to take over the holiday. Chris Sarandon and Danny Elfman shared voicing duties of the lead character in their speaking voice and singing voice, respectively.

Other voice cast members included Catherine O’Hara as Sally the rag doll, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Ken Page, Joe Ranft, and Paul Reubens.