
Mike Flanagan
Director
Born: May 20, 1978 (47 years old)
Place of birth: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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.
Filmography (21)
- King on Screen (2023, ★ 7)
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 (2024, ★ 7.9)
- The Life of Chuck (2025, ★ 7.3)
- Midnight Mass (2021, ★ 7.5)
- The Haunting of Hill House (2018, ★ 8.1)
- The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022, ★ 7.1)
- Hush (2016, ★ 6.7)
- Doctor Sleep (2019, ★ 7.1)
- The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020, ★ 7.6)
- The Midnight Club (2022, ★ 6.7)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (2023, ★ 7.6)
- Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006, ★ 6.6)
- Absentia (2011, ★ 5.9)
- Oculus (2014, ★ 6.5)
- Before I Wake (2016, ★ 6.5)
- Gerald's Game (2017, ★ 6.4)
- Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016, ★ 6.2)
- Shelby Oaks (2025, ★ 5.7)
- V/H/S/Beyond (2024, ★ 6.6)
- Heart Eyes (2025, ★ 6.3)
- Chainsaw Sally (2004, ★ 3.7)