Darkest Depps 

MOVIE hunk Johnny Depp looks slightly less than fang-tastic in his latest role - as a blood-sucking vampire.

Covered in ghostly white make-up and sporting a set of scary-looking claws, the Pirates of the Caribbean heartthrob once again proves he prefers quirky parts.

His gothic get-up recalls his big-screen screen debut as the bizarre man-made Edward Scissorhands, directed by long-term pal Tim Burton.

Johnny, 48 — who starred in the 1990 hit — tops the bill in the director's latest horror movie Dark Shadows.

Depp plays vampire Barnabas Collins in the film, following his run-ins with monsters, witches, warewolves and ghosts.

The film, which is based on a cult 1960s US TV series, also stars Brit Jonny Lee Miller and Michelle Pfeiffer.

At this year's Golden Globes, host Ricky Gervais introduced Johnny - who also starred in Burton's sitcom Life's Too Short - as "the man who will literally wear anything Tim Burton tells him to".