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Tim Burton's 1967 skeleton costume looks a lot like Jack Skellington

By: Popkin
30 October 2026 at 13:00
Tim Burton, Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This photograph shows Tim Burton as a kid wearing his Halloween costume in 1967. If you've seen The Nightmare Before Christmas, you'll immediately recognize the similarity between this costume and Jack Skellington. I have a feeling that this creation made by Tim Burton's mom (at least subconsciously) influenced the design of Jack Skellington. β€” Read the rest

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