Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan (born May 20, 1978) 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 (all 2016), 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).

Flanagan often works with the same cast and crew members. His most frequent collaborators include his wife, actress Kate Siegel, who stars in most of his works since Oculus, co-wrote the screenplay of Hush, and directed an episode of Carrie. Other frequent collaborators include Samantha Sloyan, Carla Gugino, Rahul Kohli, Karen Gillan, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Trucco, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, Stephen King, and Mark Hamill.