For decades, Hugh Grant was the ideal romantic-comedy heartthrob, so there’s something darkly subversive about casting him as a religiously minded psychopath who preys upon women in Heretic, a delightfully deviant new film that mixes theology,

"Heretic," which features two fictional missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is dismissive of what believers find sacred.

That’s the premise, and the clever casting, of “Heretic,” a horror film starring Grant in his least likely role: a total sicko. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, of “A Quiet Place,” the film features moody cinematography from Chung Chung-hoon (2017’s “It”),

The final part of 2024 is still promising to deliver on the horror front, with the next hotly-anticipated addition coming from the iconic "indie" studio A24, as they team up with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods to extend Hugh Grant's new villain era in the upcoming Heretic.

This is the question posed by self-proclaimed theology student (and super-calm psychopath), Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), in the entertaining and thought-provoking horror film “Heretic.” It’s the question Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton ...

Hugh Grant turns his natural charm into a weapon in "Heretic," a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper.