Coraline: The Bedlam has killed children and she kidnapped Coraline’s parents but Coraline saved everyone in the end, so everything’s fine.

Paranorman: There’s a zombie apocalypse and an innocent girl got hanged but no one from the main gang of kids died, so everything’s fine.

The Boxtrolls: Several members of an intelligent species and a man were captured and enslaved against their will for over a decade but they were freed in the end, so everything’s fine.

Kubo and the Two Strings: A family feud leads to the deaths of everyone on both sides (plus the casualties of an entire army and half a village) save for Kubo and his grandfather. Nothing is fine, but the power of forgiveness is stronger.