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‘It still preys on my mind’: readers on their scariest non-horror movies
After Guardian writers picked their choices for Halloween, readers have responded with films that send chills down their spines – from Never Let Me Go to The Truman ShowThe murder of the taxi driver is utterly excruciati…
Blockhead review – struggling novelist embraces his inner monster in comic thriller of literary machismo
Writer-director Matt Harlock looks into ego and insecurity in a smart film about a BritLit bad boy who goes down a grisly roadThis has nothing to do with Ian Dury; rather, it is a brisk, effective British indie thriller…
Happy Hyperallergic Halloween!
The best of our annual costume contest, from Eva Hesse ropes to Saturn devouring his son.
Brick bathhouse by Kengo Kuma nears completion in Copenhagen
Pyramidal towers frame pools at the Kai Water Culture House by Japanese studio Kengo Kuma & Associates, which is nearing completion in Copenhagen.
Many London architecture firms not paying London Living Wage
The majority of the London-based studios in The Pay 100's fifth annual salary survey are not paying Part I architectural assistants the London Living Wage.
Catherine Zeta-Jones’s 5 Favorite Places in Wales
The Oscar-winning star of “Chicago,” “Traffic” and the new AMC+ series “Kill Jackie” shares her go-to spots in Wales, where she was born and raised.
Martha Stewart says she 'really screwed up' with homeless Halloween costume
The veteran lifestyle guru has deleted a photo of herself wearing torn clothes and dirt on her face.
The Rhyl Poster by Tom McCarthy review – is this avant-garde spy drama worth the riddles?
The hallucinatory crisis of a war-scarred jurist with a painkiller dependency makes for frustrating readingOf the cohort of experimental novelists whose renown grew in the wake of the 2008 financial crash – names include…
Solid cork forms walls of pavilion dedicated to silence at Casa No Tempo in Alentejo
Corkinho has unveiled its latest “still room”, a pavilion with walls of solid cork, which is installed in the grounds of a vacation villa designed by Manuel Aires Mateus.
Meeting Elvis was ‘my biggest day with the Beatles’, says road manager’s book
Mal Evans’s tale of historic meeting among revelations in forthcoming memoir unpublished before his death in 1976Meeting Elvis Presley was “the biggest day of all the years I have spent with the famous Beatles”, the band…
Pay Attention by Laura Kuenssberg review – a BBC reporter’s howl of frustration
After more than two decades of studied neutrality, the journalist delivers some home truths about modern politicsLaura Kuenssberg always swore she would never write a book. Amid all the vitriol hurled her way, the BBC’s…
‘They said we incited riots’: explosive punks Bad Brains on drugs, self-destruction and recording from jail
Young, black and fuelled by self-help mantras, they were reputedly the best live band on Earth. As their wild first sessions are rereleased, the group talk about scaring club owners – and getting kicked out of the UKOld…
For Harry Styles and His Fans, a ‘Harryween’ Farewell to New York
It was not by accident that the final concert of the British pop star’s 30-show New York residency fell on a holiday that invites exuberance.
The Lives of Others review – Keira Knightley brings star power to Robert Icke’s Stasi drama
Adelphi theatre, LondonTheatre wunderkind’s adaptation of the Oscar-winning film has plenty of suspenseful stagecraft but struggles to match its subtletyAnother new show, another old story. This film-to-stage adaptation…
Why you should treat charisma as a red flag
Today’s crop of smooth talkers tap directly into a specific evolutionary vulnerability. Here’s how to defend yourselfRecently, I was alone in a bar waiting for a friend. To pass the time, I started chatting to a stranger…
Sir Tom Jones mentors Welsh singer to victory on The Voice UK
Cate McHugh was congratulated by her coach Sir Tom Jones after she was crowned winner on Saturday.
From Maya as Sir Mo Farah to Heidi as her own left hand: The best Halloween looks
Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.
The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’
An unmissable documentary play, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia with luminous Isis Hainsworth and ecstatic dance in a Norwegian museum are among November’s highlightsSwiss director Milo Rau’s ripped-from-the-headlines approach to…
Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures
While Halloween is traditionally a family-oriented holiday and an occasion for children to dress up and go trick-or-treating, a unique spin on spooky season is taking off in Japan. ‘Jimi Halloween’ or ‘Mundane Halloween’…
‘A whitewashing of minds’: the mania and myth of Geoffrey Bardon and the painting men of Papunya
Bardon has largely remained in popular consciousness as the synonymous hero and martyr of the art movement’s origin story. But a new biography is unravelling the myth, and the madness, behind the taleWarning: This story…
Jump scares, leather gloves and squeaking moth noises: theatre horror masters on how they make their shows so scary
Whether it’s immersive chiller Blackout or the campily scary 2:22: A Ghost Story, ‘tis the season to be scared witless at the theatre. But what’s the secret to making an audience gasp in terror?It was 1am. Total darkness…