Tim Burton returns to the realm of stop-motion animation with Frankenweenie, a remake of his 1984 short film about a boy who can't bear to part with his deceased pooch. This preview makes me want to resurrect my dead childhood mutts, until I remember they were all tremendously incontinent. Here's the synopsis via Yahoo:


It's worth mentioning that Burton was canned from Disney for the original Frankenweenie, which the Mouse House deemed too scary for children. Frankenweenie will hit theaters October 5.