Mike Flanagan

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 (2016), Gerald's Game (2017), and Doctor Sleep (2019). He created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass (2021), The Midnight Club (2022), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), also directing and editing some if not all episodes of each. Flanagan is married to actress Kate Siegel, who has been featured in most of his works since Oculus. They also wrote the screenplay of Hushtogether. Other frequent collaborators include Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Bruce Greenwood, Zach Gilford, Michael Trucco, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Annabeth Gish, Katie Parker and Alex Essoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Flanagan (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

The Life of Chuck

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

Release Date2025-06-05

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Charactersd Mourner

Vote Count566

Midnight Mass

The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

Release Date2021-09-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Young Priest

Episode Count7

Vote Count1096

The Room Returns!

A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.

Release Date2025-08-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Peter

Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan

A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.

Release Date2006-03-01

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Charactersd Ghoul 2

Vote Count23

Lake Mungo Revisited

Features new interviews with the cast and crew, along with expert opinions and unearthed behind-the-scenes footage, to explore the enduring legacy and creepy realism of the mockumentary.

Release Date2025-10-05

Charactersd Self

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

Hosted by The Boulet Brothers, this reality competition show features monster drag artists from around the world competing for a chance to win $100,000 and the title of "Dragula, The World's Next Drag Supermonster". Each week, the competitors are tasked with horror-based makeup, design, and performance challenges meant to test their skills and prove they have what it takes to remain in the competition. For the monsters that fail, grueling mental and physical "Extermination Challenges" await with horrifying and deadly consequences, until only the strongest finalists remain.

Release Date2016-10-31

Charactersd Self - Guest Judge

Episode Count2

Vote Count25

King on Screen

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.

Release Date2023-08-11

Charactersd Self

Vote Count14

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

"Return to the Overlook" is a behind-the-scenes featurette exploring the meticulous recreation of the iconic Overlook Hotel for Doctor Sleep. Cast and crew reflect on revisiting Stephen King’s haunted landmark, blending nostalgia with new nightmares as they bring a modern continuation to The Shining legacy.

Release Date2020-02-04

Charactersd Self

Boorman and the Devil

Featuring commentary from surviving participants, as well as other filmmakers and critics, this documentary chronicles the career of director John Boorman and the tumultuous production of his film Exorcist II: The Heretic, exploring its critical and commercial failure, how it changed the industry, and the importance of risk-taking in art.

Release Date2025-09-05

Charactersd Self

Absentia: A Retrospective

Documentary film on the making of Mike Flanagan's Absentia. Interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes.

Release Date2014-07-07

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Charactersd Self

Vote Count1

Grave Conversations

An unforgettable journey into the depths of human existence, while David Dastmalchian guides his guests through discussions that delve into personal reflections on mortality, legacy, and the afterlife, all while lying down in Titan caskets.

Release Date2024-04-24

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of horror: the '90s.

Release Date2024-11-24

Charactersd Self

Vote Count5

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

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.

Release Date2022-09-07

Charactersd Self

Episode Count8

Vote Count14

Shelby Oaks

A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

Release Date2025-10-02

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count95

Heart Eyes

When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

Release Date2025-02-06

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count382

The Haunting of Hill House

Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

Release Date2018-10-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count2551

The Fall of the House of Usher

Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

Release Date2023-10-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Vote Count717

Absentia

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

Release Date2011-03-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count359

Doctor Sleep

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".

Release Date2019-10-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4698

Ouija: Origin of Evil

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Release Date2016-10-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2558

The Haunting of Bly Manor

After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.

Release Date2020-10-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1312

V/H/S/Beyond

The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.

Release Date2024-09-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count257

Chainsaw Sally

Sally is a young woman living two lives: a calmly librarian by day, and a brutal serial killer by night where she randomly targets any man or woman whom even slightly upsets her. Sally lives with her reclusive, transvestite younger brother Rudy whom assists her with the killings. Both Sally and Ruby were traumatized as children when both of them witnessed three lunatics murder their mother and father before they, with 'Daddy's' help, killed the three murderous psychos.

Release Date2004-10-02

DepartmentCamera

JobDirector of Photography

Vote Count11

The Midnight Club

Inside a hospice for terminally ill teens, members of an exclusive club make a chilling pact: The first to die must send a sign from beyond the grave.

Release Date2022-10-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count319

Four brothers, each lonely and alienated, reunite after their father commits suicide by drowning himself in the frigid ocean. Although the siblings don't get along, they begin to grow closer as they deal with their loss and discover new information about their father's life. Director Tom Brandau based this film on his real-life experiences after his own father's suicide.

Release Date2003-01-01

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Untitled The Exorcist Film

A "radical new take" on the franchise, one that will be set in the Exorcist universe but will not be a sequel to The Exorcist: Believer.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Inherit the Earth

A servant protector robot is tasked to protect a young girl.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Still Life

Details the trials and tribulations of four student photographers who collaborate on one final project before graduation. Caught sharing photos in their portfolios, David, Karma, Danny, and Kevin are given a chance to save their final grade before graduation. Danny returns home that night to find his fiancé Stephanie in bed with another man. Unnoticed and enraged, he photographs them in the act, and shares the picture with the others. Inspired by the raw nature of the photograph, the four friends agree to use it as the thesis for their new portfolio... capturing subjects at their most vulnerable. Soon, their exploitative behavior begins to tear apart their lives and relationships, and they must come to terms with the harsh truths of their lives through the lens of a camera.

Release Date2001-06-12

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Revival

Reverend Charles Jacobs, a minister in Harlow, Maine, who shares a secret obsession with boy Jamie Morton, a draw so powerful, it has profound consequences five decades after the shattering tragedy that turned the preacher against God, and long after his final, scathing sermon. Jamie grows to become a nomadic rock guitarist hooked on heroin, and meets Charles Jacobs again, and their bond becomes a pact beyond the Devil’s devising.

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Snapshot 1988

A teenager looks after an elderly lady who is losing her memories not to dementia, but to a memory thief called The Phoenician.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Love You, Mama

After the sudden death of her father, a young woman becomes haunted by the uncertainty of the world around her.

Release Date2022-06-23

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Dobaara: See Your Evil

An official adaptation of the cult horror film Oculus. The film revolves around a haunted mirror. It shows the emotional journey of siblings Natasha Merchant played by Huma Qureshi and Kabeer Merchant played by Saqib Saleem dealing with the death of their parents.

Release Date2017-05-19

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count3

Peekers

When citizens in a small town start to go missing, a police officer faces off against a mysterious gang of grinning weirdos to find her son and keep him safe.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Makebelieve

Coming of age drama focusing on the loves, lives, and infidelities of four college friends, all while working in a production of Romeo and Juliet.

Release Date2000-04-27

DepartmentSound

JobMusic

Carrie

A reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father's sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count1

The Dark Tower

The story of Roland Deschain, Mid-World's last gunslinger, who is traveling southeast across Mid-World's post-apocalyptic landscape, searching for the powerful but elusive magical edifice known as The Dark Tower

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Ghosts of Hamilton Street

In this award-winning student film, a troubled writer questions his sanity as people in his life vanish without a trace - and it seems he's the only one who realizes it. Each disappearance catapults him into a version of the world in which that person never existed at all, and once he realizes the specific order to this phenomenon, he must try to save the people he loves from forces he may never understand.

Release Date2003-10-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Epilogue

Set one year after the zombie apocalypse has supposedly come to an end, a desperate couple set out to find a cure for their infected daughter.

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer