
Mike Flanagan
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker and founder of Red Room 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), Doctor Sleep (2019) and The Life of Chuck (2024). 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 Midnight Club (2022) and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.091 |
Birthday | 1978-05-20 |
Place of Birth | Salem, Massachusetts, USA |
Also Known As | Майк Фланеген, ไมค์ ฟลานาแกน, מייק פלאנגן, 迈克·弗拉纳根, Μάικ Φλάναγκαν, مايك فلاناغان, マイク・フラナガン, Майк Флэнеган, माइक फ़्लैनगन, 마이크 플래너건, |


The Room Returns!
0/0
A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.
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The Room Returns!

2014

Absentia: A Retrospective
7/1
Documentary film on the making of Mike Flanagan's Absentia. Interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes.
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Absentia: A Retrospective

2023

King on Screen
7.25/10
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...
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King on Screen

2006

Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
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A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.
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Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan

2024

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
8/1
Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of hor...
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