13 Spooky Quotes From 2009’s Coraline to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption

It's been more than 15 years since the 2009 release of Henry Selick's haunting stop-motion fantasy film Coraline, and it still creeps us out just as thoroughly as it did all that time ago.

The film follows the titular Coraline Jones, an 11-year-old who moves with her parents to a spooky old house in Oregon. Feeling bored and neglected, she starts exploring the grounds, discovering a portal to an Other World, where her button-eyed Other Mother and Other Father are happy to dote on her and give her everything she wants—though their "love" comes with an unexpected price. Coraline is equal parts playful, adventurous and terrifying, and below, we've collected some of its very best quotes for you to use as your next Instagram caption.

For when a strange cat won't leave you alone:

"I don't like being stalked, not by psycho nerds or their cats!"

-Coraline Jones

 

For when you're deep, deep underground:

"It's supposed to be so deep, if you fell to the bottom and looked up, you'd see a sky full of stars in the middle of the day."

-Wybie Lovat

(Coraline via Focus Features)

 

For doing boring things with a boring name:

"It's not real scientific, but I heard an ordinary name like Caroline can lead people to have ordinary expectations about a person."

-Wybie Lovat

 

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For when you're all muddy:

"Rain makes mud. Mud makes a mess."

-Mel Jones

 

For trying to decipher a message from your teacup:

"Your tea leaves, dear. They'll tell me your future."

-April Spink

 

For daydreaming about a new romance:

"There's a tall, handsome beast in your future."

-Miriam Forcible

 

For the meal that defies categorization:

"I love dinner-breakfast-food."

-The Other Father

 

For getting the ick:

"Grossgusting."

-Coraline Jones

 

For when things aren't quite what they seem:

"You probably think this world is a dream come true, but you're wrong."

-Cat

 

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For wearing spooky buttons over your eyes:

"Black is traditional. But if you'd prefer pink or vermilion or chartreuse…"

-The Other Mother

(Coraline via Focus Features)

 

For needing a little love in your life:

"She wants something to love, I think. Something that isn't her. Or maybe she'd just love something to eat."

-Cat

 

For when love makes you do wild things:

"They say even the proudest spirit can be broken with love. "

-The Other Mother

 

For poking fun at your best friend:

"You know, I'm glad you decided to stalk me."

-Coraline Jones

(Coraline via Focus Features)

 

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