“I’ve always felt that fantasy holds more truth than so-called reality.” (x) If the name Caroline Thompson doesn’t ring any bells, it should. Thompson is the acclaimed screenwriter behind Tim Burton classics Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Corpse Bride (2005) along with The Addams Family (1991) and Black Beauty (1994), a film that she both wrote and directed.

“I’ve always felt that fantasy holds more truth than so-called reality.” (x)

If the name Caroline Thompson doesn’t ring any bells, it should. Thompson is the acclaimed screenwriter behind Tim Burton classics Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Corpse Bride (2005) along with The Addams Family (1991) and Black Beauty (1994), a film that she both wrote and directed.