Talent and a penchant for horror clearly run in the family. Lily-Rose Depp, who stars in Nosferatu, follows in the footsteps of her father Johnny Depp, who was also part of a classic horror retelling: Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, based on Washington Irving’s tale of the headless horseman. Both films are historical, set in the 18th and 19th centuries, and are filled with elaborate gowns, ripped bodices, stuffy waistcoats, and tailored trousers. They also share a grim, Gothic, grayscale color palette. Tim Burton emphasizes the vividness of red blood, making it stand out as it spills in buckets. Despite these visual similarities, the two films convey different tones: Burton’s film has a more cartoonish, whimsical vibe, while Nosferatu appears to be more sensuous and classical.
