The Creepy, Real Myths & Lore Behind Coraline Explained! ( Coraline Theory / Analysis)

What similarities to real myths or folklore did you notice in Coraline? By the way, an interesting detail I now realize I should have included in this video is that in folklore, Spiders, Fairies and Witches are all associated with Spinning or weaving, as is the Beldam.

One thing I've always wondered about is how one of the children the Beldame captured (in the book, not the movie) was described as having many butterfly-like qualities. She has wings and eats the nectar from flowers, just like a butterfly. It's also somewhat implied that she's the first victim. So, if the first victim was a butterfly-like creature, possibly a fey, it makes sense that the Beldame is a spider-like creature who lured her and other children into her web.

This was a really good video. Coraline is creepy yet mesmerizing.

I love Coraline theories! The movie makers put so many details into the movie that all have another story behind it. There still are so many things that I would love to know about, like the Blue boy, the beldame and why she does all of it and of course the cat.

The symbolism in this story is so beautiful, I feel like it should be analyzed like this more

The book is one of the best children's books ever written and it's film adaptation is by far my favorite animated film. Good work on this one I hope to see more of your work in the future.

5:30 holy shit, pennywise is in everything!

Nobody ever talks about how, in the movie, Coraline goes to the other world, fell asleep, and woke up in the "real world". Like, she has to physically pass through the door to go back to the real world right? Since she fell asleep, she never left, only went deeper into the other world... Right...?

Coraline's my favorite nightmare

The intricacy and deep-diving of Coraline always makes me want to research and research and write an amazing novel about myths that's disguised behind another folktale. wow

It's funny that the word itself Beldam doesn't really exist in french in the french version of the film, the Beldam was referred to as either "l'autre mère" (the other mother) or "la marâtre" (wich means "stepmother" but an awful and cruel stepmother) in fact most of the time in french, to speak about a Beldam we often use the word "Sorcière" "Vieille Sorcière" or "Mégère" so Witch, Old Witch and Mean Old Lady...the word "Mégère" is not very common these days but it holds the same meaning I haven't read the book but I've watch a video of a french youtuber about theories in Coraline and she was referring the Beldam as "LE Beldam" so a masculine gender probably to not confuse our poor french ears with "LA Belle Dame" La belle dame = the beautiful woman Le Beldam = the witch that capture children and sew buttons to replace their eyes and then eat them your videos are great by the way 😏

Wait!!! The myth where they followed a glowing blue skull into the house?? just like that scene where she and the other wybie follow a glowing blue floating light into the carnival room???!!!

It still annoys me when people think this is a Tim Burton movie. This is a Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick movie, give those geniuses credit.

Will you do a video on Kubo and the Two Strings?

I really love these videos. Neil Gaiman is a great modern master of lore and definitely worth the deeper dive.

also the ballad of Tam was an influence on the first Tiffany Aching book Wee Free Men

You have such a calming voice. I could listen to you expound on film details all day!

amazing, I had never seen Coraline, but now I really do want to...

Oh please make a video breaking down the Mythology of Pan's Labyrinth!!!🙏🍃

A parallel I noticed is the button eyes, when people die, buttons are put on their eyes to keep hem close