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Carrie Season 2 Firestarter Adaptation
Carrie season 2 may not be a continuation — it’s a redemption arc for Firestarter.
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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 Clayface: Nightclub Scene Not In Original Script
The nightclub fight in Clayface wasn’t in Mike Flanagan’s script — it was added last minute, and it’s already the film’s wildest highlight.
30 Oct 20261 min
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James Watkins Says Clayface Skips The Hollywood Insider Story
Director James Watkins says his upcoming DC film Clayface, though set in Hollywood, is really about an ordinary man's transformation into a monster, not an industry satire.
21 Oct 20262 min
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Clayface’s Heartbeat Is From a 90s Cartoon
The film’s original screenplay, helmed by horror maestro Mike Flanagan, draws direct inspiration from the 1993 episode ‘Feat of Clay’, where Matt Hagen transforms into the eponymous villain.
20 Oct 20261 min
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Flanagan Wants To Remake Jaws And Reboot Jurassic Park
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.
15 Oct 20262 min
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Clayface Reactions Call Tom Rhys Harries A Revelation In DC Body Horror
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.
15 Oct 20262 min
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Clayface: DC’s First Post-Skydance Film Isn’t a Superhero Movie
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.
15 Oct 20262 min
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Clayface Release Date Set: Horror Movie Gets Early Praise From Critics
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?
14 Oct 20262 min
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Mike Flanagan Carrie Reboot Leads to Jaws Jurassic Park Reboot Hopes
Flanagan isn’t remaking Spielberg’s classics. He’s fixing the ones that failed.
13 Oct 20262 min
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Carrie's 2026 Prime Video Reimagining Rewrites King's Legacy
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?
12 Oct 20262 min
OTT Originals
Tom Rhys Harries Plays Clayface in DC Horror Thriller
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.
12 Oct 20262 min
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Stephen King Carrie Adaptation and The Shining Rebooted: A Halloween Streaming Surge
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.
11 Oct 20262 min
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Carrie Series: Kate Siegel's Adelaide Role Explained
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?
9 Oct 20262 min
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Mike Flanagan’s 'Carrie' Series Is a Quiet Horror About the Cost of Being Seen
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.
8 Oct 20262 min
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Mike Flanagan's Carrie Stacks Cast With Battlestar Galactica Alumni
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.
8 Oct 20262 min
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Can The Exorcist: Martyrs Break the 1973 Record? Johansson’s Star Power Isn’t Enough
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.
7 Oct 20261 min
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Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs Teaser Drops
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.
7 Oct 20262 min
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The Shining Is Trending on HBO Max
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.
7 Oct 20262 min
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Josh Hartnett Hunts Sea Monsters As Jessica Chastain Returns To Horror
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.
5 Oct 20262 min
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Rebecca Ferguson’s Doctor Sleep Is Finally Getting Its Due
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.
4 Oct 20261 min
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Mike Flanagan Says Clayface Is Not His Film Anymore
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.
3 Oct 20262 min
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Flanagan’s Carrie Is His Weakest Horror Show — But It’s Still Getting Watched
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.
2 Oct 20261 min
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HBO's The Outsider Holds Up As Stephen King's Strongest TV Adaptation
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.
29 Sept 20262 min
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Prime Video to Stream Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ on October 7
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.
28 Sept 20262 min
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Clayface Gets R-Rating For Gore, Nudity And Drug Use
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.
16 Sept 20262 min