‘I squeamishly refuse to rewatch’: Guardian writers on their scariest movie endings
A monster calls: why the ‘horror universe’ is an idea whose time has come
August 2022
I called it ‘post-horror’ – and now I’ve created a monster
When I coined the term ‘post-horror’, gore fans showered me with abuse. Now it has been adopted by a festival celebrating the films that pushed the boundaries of cinematic terror
June 2022
Caleb Landry Jones: ‘Acting was the only place you were allowed to scream or cry’
After notable turns in No Country for Old Men and Get Out, the Texan actor was rewarded at Cannes last year for his starring role as a real-life mass shooter in Nitram – a part he was initially reluctant to take on
April 2021
Daniel Kaluuya: the Camden Town kid at the top of the A-list
The star of Get Out grew up on a council estate. Now his intense portrayal of the black activist Fred Hampton is up for an Oscar
February 2021
Lakeith Stanfield: ‘I don’t hold anything back’
Imagination, energy and a surrealist streak have made Lakeith Stanfield one of Hollywood’s most unusual – and sought-after – stars. Here, he talks about his toughest role yet
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
March 2019
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Us review – Jordan Peele's brash and brilliant beach holiday horror
Jordan Peele on Us: ‘This is a very different movie from Get Out'
February 2019
From Blacula to Get Out: the documentary examining black horror
The film-makers behind Horror Noire discuss the progress of black characters from being portrayed as something to fear to leading genre hits
December 2018
From Beyoncé to Sorry to Bother You: the new age of Afro-surrealism
From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the disturbing and bizarre
November 2018
Is Lakeith Stanfield the coolest actor of 2018?
He’s the sharp-dressing eccentric who’s appeared in landmark films and TV shows, from Get Out to Atlanta. So why is he Hollywood’s ultimate outsider?
October 2018
David Oyelowo: ‘We don't give black and brown actors the chance to fail’
A new BBC documentary explores race and Hollywood in the wake of Moonlight’s Oscar win. The actor, along with other film-makers, asks whether that moment actually made a difference
July 2018
Sorry to Bother You: is Boots Riley’s new film this year’s Get Out?
A rip-roaring tale of code-switching and capitalism, it’s the most significant state-of-the-nation satire since Jordan Peele’s masterpiece
June 2018
Steve Rose on film
From Rosemary’s Baby to Hereditary: why the creepy cult in horror refuses to die
A secret bunch of malign old people are behind some of the greatest atrocities in horror film history – so much so that the cult may have blown its cover
Ranked
The scariest horror films ever – ranked!
Occult chiller Hereditary is the latest in a proud line of big-screen blood-curdlers. Our critic picks his 25 most terrifying
Jump the shark
When good TV goes bad: how American Horror Story got Trumped
After the frightening results of the US election, the show axed its ghosts in gimp costumes and pop stars bleeding, and got tedious in the process
April 2018
On my radar
On my radar: Win Butler’s cultural highlights
Why smart horror is putting the fear into sequel-addicted Hollywood
March 2018
My favourite film decade
From Boyhood to Get Out – why the 2010s is my favourite film decade
The last seven years has given us career bests from visionary veterans and a horde of hungry up-and-comers ready to drag Hollywood into modernity. The death of cinema? We’ve never had it so good
