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Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

Born: 1978-05-20 • Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Filmography
Damned If You Do poster
Damned If You Do
2025
Lake Mungo Revisited poster
Lake Mungo Revisited
2025 • Self
Boorman and the Devil poster
Boorman and the Devil
2025 • Self
The Room Returns! poster
The Room Returns!
2025 • Peter
The Life of Chuck poster
The Life of Chuck
2025 • Mourner
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 poster
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024 • Self
King on Screen poster
King on Screen
2023 • Self
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook poster
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020 • Self
Absentia: A Retrospective poster
Absentia: A Retrospective
2014 • Self
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan poster
Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2006 • Ghoul 2