When it comes to wild things in the woods, Max has nothing on Princess Mononoke. In this sweet mashup by Justin Hillgrove, the various spirits and creatures from Studio Ghibli's films pay tribute to San, the wildest of them all.

One of the best things about becoming a parent is getting to dress your kids up as chest-bursting, brain-devouring zombies (or, provided you've raised them as good little Browncoats and Whovians, getting to see them choose an awesome costume all on their own).

Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak — who crafted so many of our childhoods with such books as Where The Wild Things Are, Outside Over There, and In The Night Kitchen — has passed away at the age of 83. Sendak's most recent book, 2011's Bumble-Ardy, began its life as a Sesame Street short.

As part of their interview series with such luminaries as Ray Harryhausen, The Tate recently filmed Where The Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak chatting about his creative process. It's an edifying watch and a good use of 309 seconds.

Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are is an indie rock meditation on childhood fears, but what if there had been a different director at the helm? G4 shows us Rob Zombie's gory, apocalyptic vision for the beloved children's book.

How do you follow up a successful movie adaptation of a beloved kids' book that's a surprise smash success? If you're Spike Jonze, you release a short movie online about Kanye West's inner demon... literally.

With an opening weekend of $32.5 million, the success of the movie version of Where The Wild Things Are underlines the lesson of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs: Early childhood is the new hit source material.

Spike Jonze is known for making uncomfortable films — I still can't think about the ending of Being John Malkovitch without squirming — but Where The Wild Things Are may be his coldest comfort yet. Major spoilers below...

We caught up with Wild Things producer Tom Hanks on the carpet last night for the big premiere, to chat about wild rumpusing — and learned that there's more than one new plaything appearing in the third Toy Story movie.

If you're worried about taking your kids to see Where The Wild Things Are after reports of crying children having to leave screenings of the rough cut, halfway through, then Maurice Sendak has a message for you: "Go to hell."