Hugh Grant is in his villain era, playing against his noughties romcom type in Dungeons and Dragons, Paddington 2, Wonka (OK, oompa-loompas aren’t technically bad guys, but they do really creep me out) and now in his first horror, Heretic.

"Hell" of course being the back section of Mr. Reed's house, which includes a chapel he built himself, as well as two staircases — one marked "belief," the other "disbelief" — leading down into the darkness. These staircases become the focal point for a religious battle of wits, as Mr. Reed tests the Sisters' faith to its limit.

They say you should never talk about religion in polite company, and that’s especially true if the company is a murderous (but otherwise polite in the most British way) Hugh Grant. Erasing any lingering memory of the foppishly fringed dandies he played in Brit rom-coms such as Notting Hill,

For his most recent leading role as Mr. Reed in Heretic, Grant traps two young Mormon missionaries in his basement game of faith and horror. Green-haired, dancing orange man aside, Mr. Reed is his most extreme role to date.