Born 1978 (age 47) · Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Appears in 44 titles

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

Doctor Sleep
7.1
Doctor Sleep
2019
Director
Hush
6.7
Hush
2016
Director
Gerald's Game
6.4
Gerald's Game
2017
Director
Oculus
6.5
Oculus
2014
Director
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
Director
Before I Wake
6.5
Before I Wake
2016
Director
The Life of Chuck
7.3
The Life of Chuck
2025
Director
Absentia
5.8
Absentia
2011
Director
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
Ghosts of Hamilton Street
9.0
Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2003
Director
Makebelieve
8.0
Makebelieve
2000
Director
Still Life
7.0
Still Life
2001
Director
Untitled The Exorcist Film
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
Director
The Mist
Director
The Dark Tower
Director