7. Sleepy Hollow, 1999

Sleepy Hollow is one of Tim Burton’s most gorgeous films, flaunting a rich, Gothic aesthetic that recalls the bold Hammer horror classics. The images of plunging bodice necklines, gnarled trees, misty roads, and thatched-roof cottages create a dark and detailed period film. Every shot is drenched in somber grays and blacks, giving all of the characters ghostly facial hues while making the rivers of blood in this very gory movie pop off the screen.

Johnny Depp’s performance is a big part of what makes Sleepy Hollow work so well as a vibrant mix of campiness, black humor, and genuine terror. He fully embodies the persnickety Ichabod Crane who believes more in science than the supernatural. He has a toolkit of bizarre inventions, including a set of bug-like eyepieces that he likes to fiddle with, but he gets sick having to conduct autopsies and wound examinations of the headless victims. Sleepy Hollow builds to a thrilling climax with Christopher Walken as the evil Headless Horseman.

As one of Tim Burton’s best, Sleepy Hollow is one of the few horror movies where you have lots of fun but also get chills.