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.
The Room Returns
(Peter)
Absentia: A Retrospective
(Self)
King on Screen
(Self)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Ghoul 2)
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
(Self - Interviewee)
Midnight Mass
(Young Priest)
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
(Self - Guest Judge)
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
(Self)
Grave Conversations
(Self)
Absentia
(Director)
Absentia
(Writer)
Absentia
(Producer)
Absentia
(Editor)
Oculus
(Director)
Oculus
(Screenplay)
Dobaara: See Your Evil
(Executive Producer)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Director)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Editor)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Producer)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Writer)
Chainsaw Sally
(Director of Photography)
Oculus
(Editor)
Before I Wake
(Director)
Before I Wake
(Writer)
Absentia: A Retrospective
(Editor)
Gerald's Game
(Director)
The Life of Chuck
(Editor)
Peekers
(Screenplay)
Hush
(Director)
Hush
(Writer)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(Director)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(Writer)
Hush
(Editor)
Before I Wake
(Editor)
Gerald's Game
(Screenplay)
Gerald's Game
(Editor)
Ghosts of Hamilton Street
(Director)
Ghosts of Hamilton Street
(Writer)
Ghosts of Hamilton Street
(Editor)
Inherit the Earth
(Screenplay)
Dobaara: See Your Evil
(Original Story)
Shelby Oaks
(Executive Producer)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(Editor)
Still Life
(Director)
Still Life
(Writer)
Still Life
(Editor)
Still Life
(Producer)
Still Life
(Music)
Makebelieve
(Director)
Makebelieve
(Writer)
Makebelieve
(Editor)
Makebelieve
(Music)
Untitled The Exorcist Film
(Director)
Untitled The Exorcist Film
(Writer)
Untitled The Exorcist Film
(Producer)
Doctor Sleep
(Director)
The Life of Chuck
(Director)
The Life of Chuck
(Screenplay)
The Life of Chuck
(Producer)
Doctor Sleep
(Screenplay)
V/H/S/Beyond
(Writer)
Cold Harbor
(Editor)
Doctor Sleep
(Editor)
Snapshot 1988
(Screenplay)
Revival
(Producer)
Revival
(Screenplay)
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
(Director of Photography)
Love You, Mama
(Editor)
Epilogue
(Producer)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Executive Producer)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Editor)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
(Director)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
(Writer)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
(Editor)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
(Executive Producer)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Teleplay)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Director)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Writer)
Midnight Mass
(Executive Producer)
Midnight Mass
(Director)
The Midnight Club
(Executive Producer)
The Midnight Club
(Director)
The Fall of the House of Usher
(Executive Producer)
The Midnight Club
(Creator)
The Midnight Club
(Editor)
The Midnight Club
(Writer)
The Dark Tower
(Director)
The Dark Tower
(Writer)
The Fall of the House of Usher
(Director)
The Fall of the House of Usher
(Teleplay)
The Fall of the House of Usher
(Editor)
The Haunting of Hill House
(Creator)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
(Creator)
Midnight Mass
(Creator)
The Midnight Club
(Creator)
The Fall of the House of Usher
(Creator)
The Dark Tower
(Creator)