Is the beldam a demon?

The Beldam (also known as the Other Mother, in reference to her other motherly disguise) is the main antagonist in the 2002 book, Coraline, as well as the 2009 movie of the same name. She is a demonic, shape-shifting entity who lures children into another dimension with the goal of taking their soul.
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What creature is the beldam?

The Beldam is a powerful and malevolent witch/fey creature and the ruler of the Other World, accessed through a small door in the Pink Palace. She lures children into her realm by disguising herself as their "Other Mother".
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What does the beldam represent?

Wicked Witch

That's pretty much evil in a nutshell, which is why it's fitting that her name (the beldam) means "witch." We usually associate witches in literature with evil, so we guess this name works better than something like, say, Sharon.
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Is Coraline Other Mother evil?

Coraline's other mother is an evil shapeshifting entity and the novel's main antagonist. She is sometimes referred to by the trio of lost children she keeps captive as “the beldam,” another word for witch.
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Is the beldam still alive?

So, Coraline didn't make it out of the Rat Beast limbo world. But she was able to get away from the Other Mother. Without Coraline, the beldam died.
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WHAT is the BELDAM?! || A CORALINE THEORY



Why does Coraline's mom have a neck brace?

Mr. Bobinsky, an eccentric Russian man with a circus of dancing mice, has blue skin, the result of contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. Coraline's mother wears a neck brace for the duration of the film, the victim of an unseen car accident.
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How tall is the beldam?

The Other Mother's appearance is not quite determined, it is suggested in the film that her true form is a 15-foot tall. She is a spider-human that has buttons rather than eyes. Her limbs consist of extremely long needles, and her spine protrudes out of her clothing.
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Why was Coraline's doll filled with sand?

Trivia. It was stuffed with sand instead of cotton when spying on Coraline. This reflects her other creations too, as other Wybie, the hummingbirds, and the circus mice are full of sand too.
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What do the button eyes mean in Coraline?

Coraline is explicitly told that in order to stay in the other world forever, she would need to forgo her eyes and instead replace them with buttons. This would indicate that Coraline would have to sacrifice her soul in order to exist in the beldam's world.
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Why does Coraline's other mother tap her fingers?

Coraline noticed her tapping her fingers on the table, which she had found rather awfully suspicious. However, she overlooked it when the other mother showed her to her room, a better version of her room, and also curing the Poison Oak Rash.
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Why did wybie's grandma have the doll?

Even when her twin sister went missing, Mrs. Lovat kept the doll that used to belong to her sister in a trunk, perhaps for sentimental purposes. The doll, which used to look like her sister, was altered by the Beldam to look like Coraline, as seen in the beginning of the film.
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Is Coraline 2 coming out?

Due to Coraline's massive success in both the Academy and theatrical arena, it naturally made fans assume there would eventually be a sequel at some point. Unfortunately, it looks as though the likelihood of a sequel ever happening has been shut down by Gaiman.
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Is the Other Mother real?

Other than the title, though, there's no real world inspiration for Lifetime's 2017 The Other Mother, nor is it really based on any of the other Other Mothers.
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Why does wybie tilt his head?

In response to sounds around him Wybie tilts his head to the side, giving the impression that he is constantly in a state of being startled, since most people do not react with so much motion to common sounds.
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Why is the other mother called Beldam?

Age: 150+ (deduction). The Beldam (also known as the Other Mother, in reference to her other motherly disguise) is the main antagonist in the 2002 book, Coraline, as well as the 2009 movie of the same name.
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Is Coraline about death?

Coraline is the story of a little girl who can't accept the death of her parents.
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Why did the other father help Coraline?

The Other Father is more fun and attentive to Coraline's needs than her real father (according to Coraline). It is hinted throughout the film that he is terrified of his creator, the Beldam, who wants him to hurt Coraline, which he does not want to do. The latter proves to be true in his final moments before he dies.
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What does the end of Coraline mean?

The colourful world that Beldam created for Coraline was not real, it was just a sweet illusion to keep the young girl in the “Other World”. However, Coraline was smart enough to not fall for the trap. In the end, the girl realizes that her parents are not perfect, but at least, they are real.
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Why is there only one key Coraline?

By Neil Gaiman

There's only one key to the door between the other world and our world. And the other mother and Coraline both want to control that key. The appearance of the key can help us understand what it represents. Compared to the other keys, it's "the oldest, biggest, blackest, rustiest key" (1.51).
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How did Coraline's mom know which key?

7 Button Key

Mel Jones is truly a woman of mystery and confusion. After Coraline tells her parents about the other mother and the other father, Mel locks the door and (very badly) hides the key. Coraline finds the key hanging above the doorway in the kitchen and uses her crazy balancing skills to reach it.
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