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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).
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- May 20, 1978 (age 45), Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
- 2000–present
Mike Flanagan is a prolific and acclaimed horror filmmaker who has worked on projects for Amazon, Netflix, Warner Bros., and more. He is known for his adaptations of Stephen King novels, his collaborations with Kate Siegel, and his exploration of themes of addiction and empathy.
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- Midnight Mass. It’s a testament to Flanagan’s abilities as a storyteller that the very best of the five Netflix series he’s created is also the only one that came straight out of his imagination.
- The Fall of the House of Usher. Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher opens in much the same way as the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name: A man arrives at a decrepit home, summoned by an old acquaintance who is deathly ill.
- The Haunting of Bly Manor. Bly Manor over Hill House? It’s not a popular opinion, I know. And I’ll admit that Flanagan’s second series gets off to a pretty slow start.
- The Haunting of Hill House. Flanagan’s first Netflix series became a huge surprise hit—and for many of his fans, this extremely loose adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s National Book Award finalist remains the impossibly high standard against which everything he’s done since must be judged.
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- 'Midnight Mass' (2021) Even if Midnight Mass is the shortest series developed by Flanagan so far, it’s also the work that lingers the longer after the credits roll on the last episode.
- 'The Haunting of Hill House' (2018) With a fantastic cast that includes a team of children surprisingly capable of handling challenging scenes, The Haunting of Hill House charms audiences with the drama of a family trying to move on with their lives after living in a haunted house, which led to the suicide of the mother of five.
- 'Oculus' (2013) 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 Haunting of Bly Manor' (2020) 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.
Oct 13, 2023 · This week, The Fall of the House of Usher arrives on Netflix, marking the end of a particularly creative era in the career of horror writer-director Mike Flanagan. Since the release of Hush in ...
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Mike Flanagan is a horror film director and writer, known for his adaptations of Stephen King novels and his Netflix series "The Haunting of". See his ratings, reviews, photos, and upcoming projects on Rotten Tomatoes.
Explore the horror master's film and TV oeuvre, from The Haunting of Hill House to The Fall of the House of Usher. Find out what to watch, when, and why in this guide to eight spine-tingling options.
