Mike Flanagan

Born 1978 · American filmmaker

Mike Flanagan is an American filmmaker, best known for his horror work. Flanagan wrote, directed, and edited the films Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013), Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald's Game (2017), Doctor Sleep (2019), The Life of Chuck (2024), and the upcoming The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027). He also wrote the first draft of the script for the film Clayface (2026) for the DC Universe. 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), and the Amazon Prime Video series Carrie (2026).

Mike Flanagan, in order

1. 2011 Absentia: directed, wrote, produced · critics 87%, audiences 49%
2. 2013 Oculus: directed, wrote · critics 75%, audiences 54% · streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Kanopy
3. 2016 Before I Wake: directed, wrote · critics 67%, audiences 48% · streaming on Netflix
4. 2016 Hush: directed, wrote · critics 92%, audiences 73% · streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, fuboTV
5. 2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil: directed, wrote · critics 82%, audiences 58% · streaming on Netflix
6. 2017 Gerald's Game: directed, wrote · critics 91%, audiences 69% · streaming on Netflix
7. 2018–20 The Haunting (TV series): directed, created
8. 2018 The Haunting of Hill House (TV series): directed, wrote · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on Netflix
9. 2019 Doctor Sleep: directed, wrote · critics 79%, audiences 89% · streaming on Paramount+
10. 2019 Khamoshi: wrote · directed by Chakri Toleti
11. 2021 Midnight Mass (TV series): directed, created · critics 87%, audiences 79% · streaming on Netflix
12. 2022 The Midnight Club (TV series): created · critics 85%, audiences 55% · streaming on Netflix
13. 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher (TV series): directed, wrote, created · critics 91%, audiences 81% · streaming on Netflix
14. 2024 The Life of Chuck: directed, wrote, acted · critics 80%, audiences 88% · streaming on Hulu, Kanopy
15. 2026 Carrie (TV series): directed · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
16. 2026 Clayface: wrote · directed by James Watkins · critics 78%, audiences 94%
17. 2026 The Room Returns: acted · directed by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a04d1c1a9269b88ef0de7e0cac72516d
18. 2027 The Exorcist: Martyrs: directed, wrote