Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

Born: May 20, 1978
in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker and partner in Intrepid Pictures. Flanagan's work has attracted the praise of critics for his directing, focus on characters and themes rarely depicted in horror, and lack of reliance on jump scares; Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino and William Friedkin, among others, have praised him.

Flanagan is best known for his horror films, all of which he directed, wrote, and edited, including Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (all 2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He is also known for having created, produced and served as showrunner on the Netflix supernatural horror anthology series The Haunting which consists of The Haunting of Hill House (2018), a season based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name and The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), a season based on the horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, both of which he has directed, written and edited episodes of. Flanagan also created and directed the Netflix horror mini-series Midnight Mass (2021), as well as the upcoming series The Midnight Club.

Flanagan is married to actress Kate Siegel, who has been featured in most of his works since Oculus; they also wrote the screenplay of Hush together.

Movies for Mike Flanagan...

King on Screen
Title: King on Screen
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 2023
Type: Movie
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
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Title: The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Released: September 7, 2022
Type: TV
In this Shudder Original series, master filmmakers and genre experts celebrate and dissect the most terrifying moments of the greatest horror films ever made, exploring how these scenes were created and why they burned themselves into the brains of audiences around the world.
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Title: Midnight Mass
Character: Young Priest
Released: September 24, 2021
Type: TV
An unsettling omen washes ashore in the wake of the storm. Later, when the locals gather for a potluck, tragedy strikes – and a miracle occurs.
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Title: The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Released: October 31, 2016
Type: TV
The Boulet Brothers host a competition of drag performers who don't just push the envelope - they chew it up and spit it out. With themes like Zombie and challenges like being buried alive, this ain't your momma's drag competition.
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Absentia: A Retrospective
Title: Absentia: A Retrospective
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary film on the making of Mike Flanagan's Absentia. Interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes.
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Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
Title: Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
Character: Ghoul 2
Released: March 1, 2006
Type: Movie
A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.
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The Room Returns
Title: The Room Returns
Character: Peter
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.