We had many good directors – John Carpenter, Brian De Palma – but things have become polluted by business, money and bad relationships. The success of the horror genre has led to its downfall.

It’s incredible that they censor films. It’s sad.

Goblin was a new band and this was their first major work. The oldest of them was only 18. They were very talented and I wanted to give them a break.

Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can’t be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.

I’m very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I’m interested in their lives and their problems.

In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you.

‘Deep Red’ (1975) is my favorite movie. The character David Hemmings plays is very much based on my own personality. It was a very strong film, very brutal, and of course the censors were upset....

My life and career is my own adventure.

Masters of Horror

Paradise is too perfect for humanity.

In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.

But you know, as you say, the original versions of my films are getting out there, slowly.

Films are dreams. Many, many critics say to me that my films are not good because they are too unbelievable, but this is my style. I tell stories like they are dreams. This is my...

So I haven’t thought about the critics for a long time.

I am young. I didn’t know that. But I don’t recognize myself. That’s my problem with the mirror. I see only the ugliness.