Mike Flanagan

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER: Flanagan Does it Again
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER: Flanagan Does It Again

The Fall of the House of Usher further solidifies Flanagan’s mastery of his craft and serves as a testament to the talent he surrounds himself with.

The Fall of the House of Usher Trailer
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Trailer

Siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built a pharmaceutical company into an empire of wealth, privilege and power; however, secrets come to light.

THE HAUNTING Series Examines Death From Two Positions
THE HAUNTING Series Examines Death From Two Positions

Because the two seasons are about two very different ideas of death, these horror elements had to be presented in starkly different fashions.

THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR: A Spooky & Heart-Aching Gothic Romance
THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR: A Spooky & Heart-Aching Gothic Romance

Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor once again sees him revisiting an old horror text as a roadmap to explore human emotions.

DOCTOR SLEEP: A Worthy Successor to Both King's Novel and Kubrick's Adaptation
DOCTOR SLEEP: A Worthy Successor to Both King’s Novel and Kubrick’s Adaptation

Doctor Sleep may not be the most satisfying conclusion to both the book and film version of The Shining, yet it is still an engaging film in its own right.

DOCTOR SLEEP Trailer
DOCTOR SLEEP Trailer

Years following the events of “The Shining,” an adult Dan Torrence meets a girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot.

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE: Artistry At Its Finest
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE: Horror Artistry At Its Finest

The Haunting of Hill House is full of arresting images and startling moments of pure drama; this is a show that doesn’t skimp on the heft and it presses its viewers with an inherent need to invest. 

GERALD'S GAME: Yet Another Exemplary King Adaptation
GERALD’S GAME: Yet Another Exceptional King Adaptation

Mike Flanagan’s Gerald’s Game, though not quite as dark as its source material, still showcases his talent for immersive horror film-making.

BEFORE I WAKE: An Emotional Disaster
BEFORE I WAKE: An Emotional Disaster

Before I Wake feels like a parody of director Mike Flanagan’s more successful work, prioritising emotional manipulation over story and scares.

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL: A Scarily Good Horror Prequel
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL: A Scarily Good Horror Prequel

Is this any way to sell a board game? Hasbro’s perennial moneymaker “Ouija” is the basis of Universal’s micro-budget horror franchise in the making, and it’s hard to imagine a game manufacturer working any harder to discourage people from buying its product. The 2014 release Ouija opened at number one, and a followup was inevitable.

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL: Between Two Worlds

Horror is in an extremely interesting place at the moment. Thanks to the rise of video-on-demand platforms and new technology, barriers between creator and distributor are disappearing, the amount of independently-made films are rising and the availability of these films is quite accessible. The trade-off of this is the problem of quantity over quality, which has meant that, much like the exploitation era of filmmaking in the 1970’s, every new or original film that is successful is followed with a string of derivative imitators, looking to cash in on genre recognition or fans looking to branch out on that particular subject matter.

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Trailer
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Trailer

The original Ouija is the kind of movie that pisses off cinephiles far more than the average moviegoer. It was competently made schlock, a paint by numbers horror film that never took a single chance. If it had faded into obscurity, then none of us would say anything about it.

Hush
HUSH Trailer

So you like John Gallagher Jr., huh? Well, get ready to have that emotion shaken, because in Hush he abandons his usual affability to play a killer toying with a deaf and mute woman.