Legendary horror director/writer Dario Argento thinks modern scary movies have serious problem: They aren't scary.

The 73-year-old director, whose films "Suspiria" and "Phenomena" have terrified millions, told the Hollywood Reporter that today's horror flicks are simply a ridiculous cascade of blood and guts,  and fail to generate any real, brain-piercing fear.

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"Psychology is the most important element. It's a shame because the latest horror films forget psychology and put the focus just on the special effects and the bloody scenes," Argento told THR. "Psychology doesn't exist anymore in movies. This is not good because psychology is very important."

There is still one country, however, that has its head on right. "I say that the films of South Korea are the best today, because they're horror films with a strong psychology."

Argento has a strong, and strange, psyche of his own, which he relies to write his terrifying stories.

"I start with a small idea and I stay alone. Nobody lives with me, because I like to be alone and think about the idea," he said. "And then the idea grows and grows until it becomes a story. When I write a film, there are no distractions at all. I write all day long until I get tired and stop."

Living alone is essential for Argento for another reason: He's "scared of everybody."

Although it seems somewhat of an anomaly that a horror writer gets scared, Argento said his personal fears are what inspire him.

"[If] I am scared by something profound, something impossible to explain, some sentiment that comes from deep within me. I wake up in the night very scared. Some parts of my films come from my nightmares," he explained.

"I am lucky to have a possibility to speak with my dark side. This is important. I have a dialogue with my dark side, and in this dialogue I discover my films."