Mike Flanagan (b. 1978)

Alias:
Μάικ Φλάναγκαν
Майк Фланеген
Майк Флэнеган
מייק פלאנגן
مايك فلاناغان
माइक फ़्लैनगन
ไมค์ ฟลานาแกน
マイク・フラナガン
迈克·弗拉纳根
마이크 플래너건

Birthplace:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Born:
May 20, 1978

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.

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Director:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2025  The Life of Chuck
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Director of Photography:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2025  The Life of Chuck
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Editor:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  The Life of Chuck
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Executive Producer:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Music:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Original Story:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Producer:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Epilogue
????  Revival
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Screenplay:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Epilogue
????  Inherit the Earth
????  Peekers
????  Revival
????  Snapshot 1988
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Thanks:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2025  Heart Eyes
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
????  Epilogue
????  Inherit the Earth
????  Peekers
????  Revival
????  Snapshot 1988
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

Writer:
2000  Makebelieve
2001  Still Life
2003  Cold Harbor
2003  Ghosts of Hamilton Street
2004  Chainsaw Sally
2006  Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan
2011  Absentia
2013  Oculus
2014  Absentia: A Retrospective
2016  Before I Wake
2016  Hush
2016  Ouija: Origin of Evil
2017  Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017  Gerald's Game
2019  Doctor Sleep
2022  Love You, Mama
2024  V/H/S/Beyond
2025  Heart Eyes
2025  Shelby Oaks
2025  The Life of Chuck
2025  The Room Returns!
2026  Clayface
????  Epilogue
????  Inherit the Earth
????  Peekers
????  Revival
????  Snapshot 1988
????  Untitled The Exorcist Film

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