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- Midnight Mass (2021) Midnight Mass. Horror. Drama. Mystery. Release Date. September 24, 2021. Cast. Kate Siegel , Zach Gilford , Rahul Kohli , Samantha Sloyan , Kristin Lehman.
- Hush (2016) Hush. Release Date. March 12, 2016. Director. Mike Flanagan. Cast. John Gallagher Jr. , Kate Siegel , Michael Trucco , Samantha Sloyan , Emilia Graves.
- The Haunting of Hill House (2018) The Haunting of Hill House. Release Date. October 12, 2018. Cast. Michiel Huisman , Elizabeth Reaser , Kate Siegel , Victoria Pedretti , Timothy Hutton , Carla Gugino , Henry Thomas.
- The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) The Fall of the House of Usher. Release Date. October 12, 2023. Creator. Mike Flanagan. Cast. Carla Gugino , Bruce Greenwood , Mary McDonnell , Henry Thomas , Rahul Kohli , Samantha Sloyan , T'Nia Miller , Zach Gilford , Mark Hamill , Kate Siegel.
- Before I Wake. 2016. The duo of Flanagan and Jeff Howard worked on a second script after the success of our number 12 pick, which ended up being Before I Wake.
- Ouija: Origin of Evil. 2016. This film showcases Flanagan’s ability to work within a franchise despite how restrictive it can sometimes be. Although the original film is considered to be a stinker, the prequel/sequel he wrote alongside Jeff Howard turned the franchise around, even if it was just for a single installment.
- Absentia. 2011. Flanagan produced This ambitious film on a shoestring budget, even having to resort to Kickstarter to get the film funded. Unfortunately, the poor budget kept the film from reaching its true potential and the climax it’s teasing towards.
- Oculus. 2013. This a feature-length film of one of Flanagan’s earlier short films, produced alongside Blumhouse and WWE, for some reason. The film deals with siblings who must battle against a cursed mirror twice in their lifetime, once as children and again as adults.
- 12 'Ouija: Origin of Evil'
- 11 'Before I Wake'
- 10 'Absentia'
- 9 'Gerald’S Game'
- 8 'Doctor sleep'
- 7 'The Midnight Club'
- 6 'The Fall of The House of Usher'
- 5 'Hush'
- 4 'The Haunting of Bly Manor'
- 3 'Oculus'
There’s not a single redeeming quality on 2014’s Ouija. From planning to execution, Ouija fails even to be a generic horror movie, as it has inconsistent pacing, awful character development, and bland scares. However, with a box office of more than $100 million, a sequel to Ouija was bound to happen. Lucky for us, Flanagan was chosen to helm 2016’s...
At the same time that Flanagan directed Ouija: Origin of Evil from a script he wrote with Jeff Howard, the duo worked on a second script together. Contrary to Ouija: Origin of Evil, 2016’s Before I Wake gave Flanagan total creative freedom, which allowed him to craft the unique concept of a boy whose dreams come true. Before I Wake explores how our...
Flanagan’s first film, Absentia, was funded entirely via a Kickstarter campaign, showing how little money there was to produce an ambitious feature-length project. Flanagan used his own home as a set and counted on a terrific cast to make the most of Absentia. Even so, the micro-budget still hurts the film, as it stops Flanagan from delivering the ...
Stephen King’s novel Gerald's Game follows a woman cuffed in a bed by her husband right before he has a heart attack. With no neighbors to hear her screams and no way to get rid of her cuffs, the woman starts to reflect upon her life and the abusive relationship she had with both her husband and her dad. Gerald's Game is a novel that happens mainly...
Almost four decades after The Shining became one of the greatest classics of horror cinema, Doctor Sleep hit theaters with the dual intention of continuing Stanley Kubrick's vision and, at the same time, including the fantastic elements of Stephen King's original book. Few directors could tackle this challenge and be successful, but Flanagan does p...
The Midnight Club has everything a great Flanagan series needs to be unforgettable: a great cast of characters, discussions about human mortality, and an overall mystery that will keep the audience guessing until the last moment. The only reason it ranks so low on this list is that the series feels somewhat uneven by the end of the season. That cou...
The Fall of the House of Usher follows the deterioration of a corrupt and decadent family. Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Flanagan has already showed that he is a master of adaptations, especially when it comes to horror writers, but with House of Usher he takes it to a new level. Like many of his episodic shows, each episode of the 10-epis...
Flanagan did his fair share of adaptations, but Hush is an original screenplay he wrote with Kate Siegel, who also stars in the film. The fact that Hush was publicly praised by Stephen King and by the director of The Exorcist, William Friedkin, should highlight how well-crafted and nerve-inducing this home-invasion slasher is, breathing new air int...
The anthological sequel to The Haunting of Hill House repeats the success of the first miniseries by crafting an extremely satisfying narrative in which layered characters must face the ghosts of their own pasts. With small details hidden in each scene and a great mystery that reveals itself little by little, The Haunting of Bly Manor takes the vie...
The best film in Flanagan’s career was only his second. After Absentia gathered a lot of public interest, even with the limited budget, Flanagan made a deal with Blumhouse to transform one of his student short films into a full feature. The resulting movie, Oculus, is one of the most elegant horror films ever crafted. Oculus follows the battle of a...
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A recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror. Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane. Votes: 139,247 | Gross: $27.70M.
Mar 20, 2023 · Collecting Movies with Mike Flanagan. By Greg Carlson on March 20, 2023. On Saturday, March 25, filmmaker Mike Flanagan returns to the Fargo Film Festival, where Absentia, his debut feature, made its world premiere in 2011. This time, he will be joined by his wife and regular collaborator Kate Siegel to talk about projects including Hush (2016 ...
Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) is an American filmmaker, best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, produced, and edited the horror films Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil (all 2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on ...
Jun 19, 2020 · From the mildly chilly to the utterly terrifying, these are Mike Flanagan’s best horror movies, ranked. 7. Before I Wake (2016) Flanagan’s most troubled production, Before I Wake, was shot in 2013. However, it didn’t see a release until 2016, during Flanagan’s busiest year.
