Furthermore, the stop-motion animation adds a tactile quality that computer animation often lacks. You can feel the fuzz on the puppets' clothing; you can sense the weight of the characters as they move. The character designs are quintessential Burton—spindly legs, sunken eyes, and exaggerated proportions. Victor Frankenstein looks like a younger, less scarred version of Edward Scissorhands, while the neighbors resemble caricatures from a Gothic editorial cartoon.