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Mike Flanagan's films and where to watch them on Videoess →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).
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Mike Flanagan wants to remake Jaws and reboot Jurassic Park. That’s the headline from a Reddit AMA where the horror maestro, fresh off his Carrie miniseries on Prime, casually dropped two franchise dreams.
Early reactions to James Watkins' Clayface, out after its October 13 premiere, praise Tom Rhys Harries and the film's body horror, though one reviewer flags an uneven script for the DCU's third film.
Clayface is the smallest movie DC has ever made. It’s also the most daring. And according to Peter Safran, it’s proof the studio finally has creative freedom.
Clayface releases October 23, 2026. Early reactions praise the horror film as a standalone hit, blending body horror, romance, and dark twists. A potential savior for DC Studios?
Flanagan isn’t remaking Spielberg’s classics. He’s fixing the ones that failed.
Prime Video’s Carrie reboots Stephen King’s classic with a modern twist: Carrie isn’t alone in her powers. The show introduces a hidden lineage of telekinetic women, reshaping the iconic prom massacre into a collective reckoning. But at what cost to the original story?
Tom Rhys Harries is set to portray Clayface in a new DC Studios horror thriller directed by James Watkins. The film, based on a story by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, follows a Hollywood actor whose life unravels after a cosmetic procedure triggers psychological and physical metamorphosis.
Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 The Shining, which Stephen King famously hated, is now one of the most-watched films on HBO Max in the U.S. as Halloween approaches. The film’s resurgence comes alongside Mike Flanagan’s new Carrie series, which has become a top-three hit on Prime Video.
In Prime Video’s Carrie, Kate Siegel’s Adelaide isn’t a hero or a villain—she’s a curator of trauma. Her final act isn’t just a twist; it’s a pivot. The series’ framing device, long buried in King’s text, now pulses with menace. Who’s she filming for? Who sent the girls to the prom? And why does she keep the camera rolling?
Flanagan’s Carrie isn’t the most violent version. It’s the most honest. It doesn’t need gore to scare you. It just needs to show you how easy it is to break someone—and how hard it is to fix what’s broken.
Mike Flanagan's new Stephen King adaptation Carrie premiered on Prime Video with Summer H. Howell leading, and it turns out the horror director snuck in a full Battlestar Galactica reunion along the way.
Scarlett Johansson’s casting in The Exorcist: Martyrs isn’t just a star power play—it’s a bet on legacy. The film, set for release on March 12, 2027, aims to topple the 1973 original’s North American box office record of $233 million, including re-releases.
Universal Pictures has released the first teaser for Mike Flanagan's 'The Exorcist: Martyrs,' starring Scarlett Johansson as a detective investigating murders tied to Catholic martyrdoms. The film, set for March 12, 2027, also features Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Leguizamo, and Laurence Fishburne.
The 1980 Kubrick classic, once dismissed by Stephen King as a 'beautiful Cadillac with no motor', has surged to the top of domestic streaming charts this week, overtaking even Evil Dead Burn.
Jessica Chastain plays a mother and the thing that replaces her in Other Mommy, Josh Hartnett battles a sea creature in Netflix's Below, and Mike Flanagan has two different horror projects landing in October 2026.
Rebecca Ferguson’s Doctor Sleep lands on Paramount+ — and for the first time, it’s being seen for what it always was: a quiet masterpiece.
Mike Flanagan says he has not seen Clayface and calls it James Watkins' film, even though he wrote the original script. The DC horror movie releases October 23.
Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series premieres October 7 on Prime Video, landing at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes — the lowest score among his television projects. Critics praise its modern take on cyberbullying and soundtrack, but some fault the extended runtime and a meme subplot. The show’s fate now rests with viewers.
HBO's The Outsider, greenlit before the Stephen King novel even hit shelves, continues to draw praise as the strongest King miniseries yet, built on Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo's performances.
Stephen King’s iconic novel ‘Carrie’ arrives on Prime Video as a full‑season drop on October 7, featuring Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle, Summer H. Howell as the tormented teen, and veteran horror adapter Mike Flanagan as showrunner.
Clayface has received an R-rating from the MPA for bloody violence, gore, language, nudity and brief drug use, cementing DC Studios' bet on a horror-first superhero film out October 23.