nightmare

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Mr. Magnet is author of “The Dream and the Nightmare: The Sixties’ Legacy to the Underclass” and “Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In 1993 she collaborated again with Burton on "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Critics, including a guest essayist for the New York Times, have called his Oval Office remodel a "Gilded Rococo Nightmare".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

She had just finished riding the Halloween version of the Haunted Mansion, which combines characters from Tim Burton’s famed “The Nightmare Before Christmas” movie with the classic features of the iconic ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Nightmare Me looks up to where she’s pointing and watches attentively, not scared yet.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly