Coraline memes to set the spooky mood for a Halloween-esque family celebration and to ask your mom for treats instead of buttons

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Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer
Oct 30, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

Who else was terrified of the Other Mother as a kid? 

I'll tell you the truth: I actually never watched Coraline when I was young. Back then, I was easily scared, and I jumped in my seat just by seeing the trailer. If I remember correctly, the first time I ever watched it was at school. Our art teacher wanted to do a project related to audiovisual design, and since the movie was stop-motion and had some amazing visuals, she chose it for all of us to watch. I was a teenager and realized I had never seen it as a kid, so I just sat there with all my classmates, hoping that the movie wasn't too heavy to digest. Mind you, this teacher had a reputation for choosing to work with her students on a bunch of not-so-appropriate movies, so you'll imagine why I was nervous, but we can go into that some other time. 

Long story short, I really loved the movie. The art was indeed beautiful, and it wasn't so scary. Well, I was already old enough not to be scared, but if I had seen it as a kid, I wouldn't have slept for a week. The concept of an existing alternate universe where there are replicas of your parents who demand you stay there and sew buttons into your eyes still sends chills down my spine. If it were live action, it would be considered body horror. Although the buttons are not the scariest part. Having to sell your soul to the Other Mother and giving up on everything you know is. 

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    Sometimes I feel like the dad from Coraline
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    when i ask them to watch coraline and they say yes not knowing i know the movie word for word
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    "I haven't watched my comfort movie in a long time. My comfort movie: H
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    i hope you think of me when you see
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    Did Charlie's genes even try I'm crying SHARK RIVER BAND MICHIG STATE Whats whatsif f? @whatsiff Wait.... I kinda never considered that Coraline didn't have naturally blue hair
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    Not all the people who are nice to you.. @turnretro Welcome home! have good intentions. HE HE
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  • The Other Mother's final transformation still haunts me to this day. And so do the spirits of the children she actually caught. On second thought, it's a terrifying movie, not so much because of the visuals, but because of the concept and its underlying message, for both the parents and the children. Kids should remember that not everyone who's nice to you has good intentions, and if it's too good to be true, it probably is. And for parents, it's good that they are reminded that their children always need their love and attention, even when the whole family is stressed. 

    Coraline used to get on my nerves at first, but now I kind of understand her. I thought she was a spoiled little girl incapable of empathizing with her family, and to some degree, she is. But she was also still a child; of course she had no idea what her parents were going through! She felt alone, unheard, and left out, and that's why at first she was thrilled when she got to the Other Mother's domain. She was getting the attention she so much craved. And it's not that her parents didn't love her; they did, but they had so much going on that, for a moment, they forgot that their daughter was actually a kid who didn't quite understand all the nuances of adult decisions. It made sense that she went to look for validation elsewhere.

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    if they make a irl coraline, can they cast sarah as the mother please and thank you @divinely_x Omg a live action would be terrifying sign me up
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    a conversation with him would fix me @sparklysequel
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    this is what goes on in my head when I'm overthinking @sparklysequel
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    reality so bad I'm thinking about agreeing to this @sparklysequel
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    @sparklysequel how I feel in this society
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    questioning everything lately @sparklysequel
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    me watching my comfort movie, CORALINE for the nth time
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    Me on my birthday
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    me when i hate my surrounding
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    When you're scared but you still do it anyway, That's brave.
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    mistakes in kenne GUI S Date idea
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    "Where do you wanna live in the future?" My answer:
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    @sparklysequel one more inconvenience & she can give me buttons for my eyes
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    @sparklysequel my inner child seeing how adulthood & society has made my future self go insane
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  • It is also a tale of family love and acknowledging all the good things you have in your life. After Coraline discovers the truth about what she thought was wonderful, she goes back home and realizes how much her parents love her. They were also more relaxed after dealing with all their issues, so they found more time to do things together. Coraline grows up throughout the movie; she ends up being well aware that her parents love her for real, even when she doesn't understand them, or they don't understand her. It's a lovely coming-of-age type of plot disguised as a Halloween movie, and a classic for everybody who loves a good thriller. 

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    girlhood is a spectrum @sparklysequel
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    me looking up at my teacher after she give me attitude like I won't say something back
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    how I look in my room at 3am eating my midnight snack
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    me looking at that one girl who keep crying over stuff she did
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    How I look taking notes knowing I won't need none of this in the future
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    How I look begging my dad to buy me more things
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    if i see a tiny door you're never seeing me again Coraline
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