LinBay

I think such a film can indeed be creepy / scary and funny/satirical in spots. Burton managed that feat in "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" for example. Other such films, NOT made by Burton of course, which had these elements, were the original "Ghostbusters" and "Poltergeist". The humor, when it appears, is a coooperative experience--- you laugh or smile WITH the creators at a clever point, rather than AT some absurdity of the plot. So it CAN be done, but whether it will be as satisfying as Burton's earlier work and the other examples, remains to be seen as Burton has become so much the sum of his mannerisms, gimmicks, and trademarks, a subject of satire himself.