is frankenweenie corpse bride and nightmare before christmas connected

The three films, "Frankenweenie", "Corpse Bride", and "Nightmare Before Christmas", are all connected in some way. All three films are directed by Tim Burton, and all three have similar themes of the macabre and the supernatural. The films are also all set in a Gothic, otherworldly atmosphere, with quirky and eccentric characters. "Frankenweenie" and "Corpse Bride" both feature a young boy who is trying to bring his loved one back from the dead, while "Nightmare Before Christmas" follows a skeleton who is trying to bring Christmas to his dark and twisted world.