From ‘Us’ to ‘The Favourite,’ Rabbits Are Now Hollywood’s Creepiest Creatures

First, it was The Favourite. Then, Us. Last weekend, it was Saturday Night Live. For months now, rabbits—those cotton-tailed mammals beloved by Of Mice and Men‘s Lennie and 4-H kids—have been appearing on-screen in varied roles. Not soft or cuddly, but symbols of danger and malice. What happened? Did we—The Culture™—collectively decide bunnies were the …

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