Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Only a second viewing of this Frank Capra classic. This comedy thriller is pure Hollywood gold. A tale of a newly married man who discovers his aunts are of the psychotic variety and insanity and murder run in his family.
Cary Grant, Peter Lorre and the whole cast are outstanding but the acting honours go to a superb Raymond Massey as the murderous cousin Jonathan in a role originally written for Boris Karloff, who incidentally gets more than the odd mention throughout.
Despite being wickedly funny with some real laugh out loud moments the film is also incredibly sinister and atmospheric at times, including a jump scare at a window which really got me.
Highly recommended.
Halloween (1978) /
Halloween II (1981)
The ultimate double bill for the 31st of October. Two timeless classics. Despite them being three years apart and different directors (Although John Carpenter added more scares and gore to part II due to changing demand from the slasher audience), in my eyes the films fit like a glove and become one three hour Halloween epic.
See you all next October folks.
