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- 1 2 "Second-Time Director: Craig Johnson and The Skeleton Twins". Filmmaker , December 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bellingham native Craig Johnson talks about new film, “The Skeleton Twins”. Bellingham Herald , September 22, 2014.
