Keeping it in the Family

A Family Affair - Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis
Both these brilliant actresses starred in two of the most famous horror movies of their time 'Psycho' (Hitchcock 1960) and 'Halloween' (John Carpenter 1978); and funnily enough they're mother and daughter!

Psycho
Janet Leigh-Marion Crane
Janet Leigh played the curious, beautiful and morally ambiguous Marion Crane in Hitchcock's classic horror film. Often described as the first horror film, Psycho changed the face of horror. It used unconventional techniques such as the use of silence in replace for harrowing music. It made history by being the first film to kill of the lead girl in the first half of the film. Although Leigh was only in the film for a short amount of time her famous 'shower scene' become international, and gave her world fame. She gave an outstanding performance and won a Golden Globe for her role. However due to her role becoming one of the most famous characters in Hollywood history, Leigh became typecast and as a result her film career rapidly decreased.

Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis-Laurie Strode.
A 17 yeah old in high school is reserved and considered a bookworm, who is the only teenage character in the film who is not killed. Halloween provided inspiration for many other horror films, by providing frightening sound motifs and good characters. Her role has been reprised many times by her and others. Jamie Lee stepped into her mothers shoes and shot to fame in the film 'Halloween'. This film was her big break and provided many other opportunities and films. However after this she became know as the 'scream queen' because of her numerous horror roles. Unlike her mother, however, she managed to overcome this to work with many different genres. Her role in films such as 'trading Places' established her a sex symbol, and leaving her horror queen image behind. She has proved herself to be a truly commited actress and won a Golden Globe for her role in 'True Lies'

QUEENS OF THE SCREAMS