Gothic fantasy? Whimsical horror? Macabre comedy? Despite making films for over 40 years, Tim Burton’s visual style — a signature blend of light and dark — continues to defy neat description.

Tim Burton has a type. She is lily-white and willowy ... particularly if you remember him as the wild-haired geek from 30 ...

Burton’s early Edward Scissorhands sketches – with their flamboyant Robert-Smith-from-The-Cure hair and evocative, piercing eyes – is entirely absent. open image in gallery Tim Burton visits ...