Ever since Tim Burton's " A Nightmare Before Christmas ", stop motion animation has proven to be a wonderful medium for horror themed animated features like " ParaNorman "... Norman is your typical eleven year old boy living in Blithe Hollow.  He has loving parents, an annoying older sister, a best friend, and tries to avoid being beaten up by the school bully. He also sees dead people... and soon, that ability will put him at the center of a century long grudge as the dead rise from the gave and scare the town... Tim Burton's " A Nightmare Before Christmas " is a hard animated film to beat. 2012's " ParaNorman " come pretty damn close to doing so.  The story is interesting, and balances humour and scares wonderfully.  Even though you know how it'll turn out, you still want to see it happen. I loved the characters, they are all unique, well rounded, and fleshed out.  You come to like them, and root for them. ...