Martyn Conterio

Art The Clown: behind the screams with horror’s “feminist”, Mr Bean-inspired icon
The third chapter in the grossout 'Terrifier' series lands next month

‘Backbeat’ at 30: The Fifth Beatle, John Lennon’s bisexuality and Macca’s “jealousy”
Remembering the 1994 Fabs film with director Iain Softley

“It was really fucking hard”: David Gordon Green on rebooting ‘The Exorcist’
How the horror maestro battled through his trickiest project yet

‘Event Horizon’ at 25: how ‘Titanic’ sunk Paul W.S. Anderson’s cult horror
The late-'90s sci-fi flopped on release, admits its director, but don't blame him

How accurate are your favourite mob movies? We asked a real-life mafia boss
Reformed mobster Michael Franzese rates 'The Godfather Part 2', 'The Departed', 'Donnie Brasco' and more

‘Candyman’ at 30: director Bernard Rose on the cult horror’s lost meaning
"I think there’s been something slightly missed about it," says the cult filmmaker

‘Dashcam’: inside the year’s craziest horror film
We get the wild story behind Rob Savage's blood-soaked, mad-as-a-hatter flick

Reassessing ‘Escape From L.A.’, John Carpenter’s futuristic ’90s flop: “Audiences do not like uncertainty”
The horror movie maestro looks back at Snake's so-so sequel

‘Just A Gigolo’: looking back at the Bowie film flop you forgot existed
Starman's cinematic follow-up to 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' has been lost for decades

‘Battle Royale’ at 20: revisiting the ultra-violent Japanese classic with screenwriter Kenta Fukasaku
The 2000 Kinji Fukasaku-directed movie, which debuted in the UK 20 years ago this month, very much proved that the kids aren't alright

‘Crossroads’ at 35: why Walter Hill’s lost blues drama deserves an encore
The director reflects on his 1986 box office bust – and argues it earned more love

‘Blair Witch 2’ at 20: the rush-released sequel that pissed off an entire fandom
Director Joe Berlinger claims people missed the point of his much-maligned horror satire