** All very interesting, but I think the part about the ghost children is off. Everything in the Other World that didn't come from the real world is a construct by the Other Mother, and the only reason the Other Mother makes something is to entice Coraline to stay (which the children wouldn't). I believe a better way of looking at them to fit your theory would be that one, they are real, and two, they serve as examples of the horrible consequences of refusing to grow up and staying dependant.

[[WMG: The whole thing is a TakeThat / {{Deconstruction}} /[[InvertedTrope Inversion]] of the Chronicles of Narnia, particularly the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]
In the Chronicles of Narnia, a benevolent, nigh-omnipotent being (Aslan) creates an idealized world populated by inhabitants with free will, who are allowed to live in freedom. Human children come to it, are saved by the world's benevolent creator, get a happy ending, and are forced to leave to return to their normal world. In Coraline, a malevolent (or crazy but intending to be benevolent) being creates a CrapsaccharineWorld populated by inhabitants with free will, who are only permitted to do what assists their creator's cause. A human child comes to it, is entrapped by the world's malevolent creator, things go from idyllic to ItGotWorse, and struggles to leave to return to her normal world. There are also more subtle similarities.

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** The Other Mother is evil, powerful, and initially tries to manipulate Coraline into genuinely liking her, before getting upset with Coraline for rejecting her totally unreasonable demands and rules, which take away a defining aspect of "her" child. She then puts her foot down, reveals her true nature, and takes control [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin (or tries to)]]. The Other Father is goofy and mildly submissive towards the Other Mother at first, before at the end telling Coraline he wants to be on her side - but being out-powered by the Other Mother and forced by her to help her hurt and dominate Coraline. DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything
In the right words, it sounds a lot like the stereotypical evil-stepparent scenario - the child reaches out to their "real parent" for help, but the parent is blinded by love and (deliberately or inadvertently) sides with their new spouse while trying to reassure the child they still love them, although to the child their parent's actions speak louder than their words.

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** The Other Mother is evil, powerful, and initially tries to manipulate Coraline into genuinely liking her, before getting upset with Coraline for rejecting her totally unreasonable demands and rules, which take away a defining aspect of "her" child. She then puts her foot down, reveals her true nature, and takes control [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin (or tries to)]]. The Other Father is goofy and mildly submissive towards the Other Mother at first, before at the end telling Coraline he wants to be on her side - but being out-powered by the Other Mother and forced by her to help her hurt and dominate Coraline. DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything In the right words, it sounds a lot like the stereotypical evil-stepparent scenario - the child reaches out to their "real parent" for help, but the parent is blinded by love and (deliberately or inadvertently) sides with their new spouse while trying to reassure the child they still love them, although to the child their parent's actions speak louder than their words.

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