Oh make me over

I have a couple of people in mind who are happy to help me in the event that this project takes off. One of these people is my oldest friend, Natalie. We've been friend's since we were 5 and we're always happy to help each other out. Aside from being one of my closest friends, she's also an incredibly talented special effects makeup artist (those of a squeamish look away please!).
Since the look of this concept has an overall Gothic feel to it and this style is something we've both been interested in, I'm looking forward to collaborating on a look that will add to the Gothic style. For reference I'm looking at the work of Tim Burton and the makeup in his films, particularly 'Beetlejuice' and 'Sleepy Hollow'.

At this point in development, I'm seriously torn. I had initially envisaged this project as a dark, psychological thriller but after conversations and discussions with friends, the idea of comedy is becoming very appealing to me, and I feel the theme of dislocation can work very well in this new(ish) idea.

Reference images + more on the new concept to come.