The Best Johnny Depp Horror Movies Of All Time

A fantastical gothic horror film akin to early works of Hammer horror, Sleepy Hollow is one of Depps most beloved turns in the realm of horror as he plays the iconic Ichabod Cranen in a tale as old as time. With director Tim Burton's trademarked style and flair throughout the film, it may be more style over substance, but the style and performance of Depp are so outstanding that it more than makes up for a weaker script and story.

Arguably the biggest and best horror role of Johnny Depp's long and illustrious career, Depp plays the titular character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, an epic horror musical about revenge, vengeance, and bloodshed. One of the most gruesome and grotesque films Depp has ever starred in, the shocking and disturbing amount of gore the barbering butcher of Fleet Street exhibits is astonishing and is sure to satisfy even the most hardcore of horror fans. 

Throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, Johnny Depp would go on a run of making tense, paranoid thrilling horror movies, with arguably none being better than his 2004 outing, Secret Window. Based on the original story from Stephen King, Secret Window follows a writer after his divorce who begins to question his own sanity as a stranger and stranger things begin to unfold. Depp delivers an outstanding performance in this cult hit that, while a bit predictable, is still as engaging and enrapturing as anything in Depp's laundry list of horror films. 

Corpse Bride may not be the stereotypical horror film many fans think of when they hear about the genre, but this stop-motion masterpiece is filled with spooky and gothic imagery and an atmosphere so thick it is almost impossible not to get a sense of dread while watching. A gothic romance that will break hearts before restoring faith in humanity once again, Corpse Bride is a wonderful horror film aimed towards children that is still good enough to send a spine down the backs of even the most veteran of horror fans.  

Roman Polanski and Johnny Depp partnered together in 1999 to create The Ninth Gate a haunting, atmospheric, and deeply disturbing film about a book dealer looking for a novel about satanic worship. A noir horror film soaked with gorgeous atmosphere and tense ideologies, The Ninth Gate is one of Depp's most underrated works as it features the actor in one of his best roles. While the film is indeed a slow burn, by the time supernatural elements begin to show themselves, audiences will be in for the ride of their lives, one which they will never forget. 

One of the most darring and fantastic horror films from the 2000s that tragically has been forgotten in time, From Hell is a fascinating look at the infamous killer Jack the Ripper and an adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name that honors its source material while never pandering to its audience. Dark, sinister, and downright brutal, From Hell is the horror film many Johnny Depp fans wish he made early on his career, they simply don't know that it already exists.