Skellington Productions renamed the studio to Selick Projects. In September 1992, Tim Burton returned to Selick's studio, renamed it Skellington Productions, and sold it to Disney. The first film produced by Skellington Productions (which gave the company its namesake), "The Nightmare Before Christmas", was released theatrically in 1993 under Disney's Touchstone Pictures banner to a positive reception and a successful box office, becoming a sleeper hit. Since 2006, "Nightmare" has been released by Walt Disney Pictures and in Disney Digital 3-D format. The second and final film, "James and the Giant Peach", released to theaters in 1996. It was met with positive
Skellington (album) Cope releasing it via his own label Copeco, and later expanding the release via a deal with the independent Zippo Records label. When Island insisted that "Skellington" was illegal and should be withdrawn due to their contract with Cope, the artist refused and defiantly released yet another similar album ("Droolian") just two months later. Eventually, the Island directors relented, and both records were allowed to continue in production. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Skellington (album) Skellington is the fifth solo album by Julian Cope, released in November 1989 as a semi-official bootleg for fan club members only. Originally