The melancholy death of Oyster Boy & other stories - Tim Burton

Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton - the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Nightmare Before Christmas, among others - now gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children: misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these hopeful, yet hapless beings.

Tim Burton is the creative genius behind Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas,
among others. He began his career at Disney, where his first project
was a six-minute tribute to Vincent Price. His second film, the
twenty-seven-minute Frankenweenie, was deemed unsuitable for children
and never released in cinemas.