As you may have been able to tell, we here at Geeks of Doom are pretty excited for the new stop-motion film Coraline, which is from The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick and based on the book by Neil Gaiman.

Because of this, we jump at any opportunities to share new goodies that come around before the movie comes out on February 6, 2009.

On today’s menu, we have a brand new trailer in HD — which may just be the best trailer that we’ve seen yet. Next up is is a smorgasbord (this may be the first time I’ve ever used “smorgasbord” in a sentence — celebrate!) of video clips that are reminiscent to the stuff you’re likely to see on a DVD’s special features menu and will probably end up on Coraline‘s DVD as well. Last of all, a very cool offer from the folks at Harper Collins — simply enough, if you’d like to read the book before seeing the movie, they’re welcoming you to do so for free at their site!

Jump to the other side to partake in the mass of Coraline goodies!

Longtime readers probably already know this, but we here at Geeks of Doom are huge fans of both Neil Gaiman‘s and Henry Selick‘s work. We’ve read all the books, seen all the movies, and geek out every chance we get while having discussions about them all. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve seen The Nightmare Before Christmas or reread American Gods, but needless to say the answer is A LOT. Don’t worry, we’ve got a point here…

Thanks to the awesome people at Focus Features and Laika, we’ve been given the super-cool opportunity to give away some exclusive games and gear from Coraline, Henry Selick’s upcoming stop-motion animated 3-D movie based on the awesome Neil Gaiman book, and whoa are we super excited! Man, we love running this site.

Anyhooo… go ahead and enter for the chance to be one of six lucky winners — those are images of the prizing here at right (click for larger view) and check out the movie trailer, stills, and poster images and info about Coraline below the entry form. Weeeeee!

Three (3) Grand Prize winners will receive:

• One (1) Coraline Video Game (Wii or PS2 [formats TBA])
• One (1) Coraline Book
• One (1) Coraline Button Key
• One (1) Coraline Movie Tie-in Book
• One (1) Coraline Button set
• One (1) Coraline Pen
• One (1) Coraline T-shirt
• One (1) Coraline Alphabet Collector Cards
• One (1) Coraline Bookmark

Three (3) First Prize winners will each receive:

• One (1) Coraline Movie Tie-in Book
• One (1) Coraline Button set
• One (1) Coraline Pen
• One (1) Coraline T-shirt
• One (1) Coraline Alphabet Collector Cards
• One (1) Coraline Bookmark

TO ENTER: Fill out the form below and submit. Entry form is here after the jump.

Two new videos have surfaced for Coraline on YouTube. One is a short web spot and the other is a new HD trailer.

Coraline tells the tale of a little girl named Coraline, who discovers a type of portal to a parallel world. The world is very much like her own, but everything is much more happy and fun and her parents seem to be extra nice. Unfortunately, her great, new parents have black buttons for eyes, which seems to be a kind of prerequisite to living in that world — one which Coraline must adhere to in order to stay there. This starts the discovery of this seemingly great new world’s deep, dark secrets.

The web spot is just a very short new clip to take a peek at. It doesn’t show a whole lot, but it’s well-worth watching if you’re a fan of stop-motion. The new HD trailer is probably the best trailer released yet: it gives a good idea of the story and an even better look at the world that’s been created here.

Continue on to watch the videos!

Geeks of Doom was given the exclusive artwork for one of 26 alphabet cards for Henry Selick‘s stop-motion-animated Coraline, based on the book by Neil Gaiman.

Most appropriately, we were given the character art for the “G” card for the Coraline-themed alphabet card set, which will be used on trading cards, postings, and other print and online venues to market the Focus Features film, which comes to theaters on February 6, 2009.

Click on the image at right to see the large full-length version of the card’s artwork. Written on the card are the words “Be careful what you wish for.” along with what the “G” stands for.

All 26 cards — each to be revealed today, one card given exclusively to 26 sites around the Web — are completely unique, containing different images, characters, and elements from the film.

Be sure to visit the relaunch official site — coraline.com — to check out the new features, such as a map that takes you to several areas of the young Coraline’s surroundings. One you select an area, you’ll get to watch featurettes based on that location. For instance, in The Garden, there’s a time-lapsed video of the crew assembling this set by hand. It’s truly amazing to watch.

At the end of October, I was invited by Laika Entertainment to a sneak peek here in NYC of their upcoming 3D stop-motion animated feature Coraline. I got to see 30 minutes of the film, after which writer/director Henry Selick came out for an audience Q&A.

Soon after the screening, I got an email from the Coraline Team out in Portland, OR, telling me to be on the lookout for a package from them specially made for me with me in mind and that I will be one of 50 people slated to receive such an item — each being one of a kind.

This is a big deal for me, because I’m a great fan of the Coraline book, I love stop-motion, and c’mon, it’s Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. There’s a reason I can’t stop writing about this project! Anyhow, so I couldn’t imagine what they’d be sending, but the other day it arrived — a handcrafted aged box with an oval plate that read “Handmade in Oregon – 14/50.” Inside the box was a weathered letter with a wax seal with a black button just like the ones used in the film. The letter explained why I was getting such a unique gift and a bit about how it was made. From what I can tell, from the few other people online I saw who’ve gotten their own box, most of the message is a standard form letter, but there’s one paragraph that specifically addresses the recipient. My paragraph has some nice things to say about Geeks of Doom (we’re artistic, hilarious, unconventional…), but probably the coolest thing it said was …

THAT’S WHY WE ADMIRE GEEKSOFDOOM – (GREATEST NAME EVER).