Mike Flanagan

vulture lists Oct. 30, 2024

21 Scary Horror Shows to Watch Before HalloweenNow is the perfect time to watch these series with the lights off.

By Jen Chaney and Roxana Hadadi

nycc 2024 Oct. 20, 2024

The Dark Tower Is Taking Forever for a Reason“The only way to do it is to just do the books.”

By Eric Francisco

nycc 2024 Oct. 19, 2024

Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist ‘Isn’t a Remake’“My goal is to make the scariest movie I’ve ever made and make something that scares the shit out of me.”

By Eric Francisco

vulture lists Oct. 4, 2024

The 20 Best Netflix Original Horror Movies, RankedIt’s What’s Inside, El Conde, Fear Street, and more.

By Brian Tallerico

tiff 2024 Sept. 7, 2024

His Netflix Deal Is Over. Can Mike Flanagan Save Theatrical Cinema Now?If the raucous TIFF premiere of his new Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck is any indication, this movie deserves to be in multiplexes.

By Joe Reid

coming soon Oct. 25, 2023

Mike Flanagan Goes Full Indie Darling for The Life of ChuckStarring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Karen Gillan, and more.

performance review Oct. 18, 2023

Mark Hamill Is Doing So Much in Fall of the House of UsherAnd it is so good.

By Roxana Hadadi

cause of death Oct. 17, 2023

House of Usher’s Most Diabolical FallsIn Mike Flanagan’s hands, not all deaths are created equal. Let us rank the ways.

By Roxana Hadadi and Nicholas Quah

poe-tic license Oct. 13, 2023

Deconstructing The Fall of the House of Usher’s Murderous Poe Mash-UpMike Flanagan’s bloody pharma fable synthesizes dozens of references to Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, poems, and personal life. Let’s break them down.

By Ben Rosenstock

rankings Oct. 13, 2023

Every Mike Flanagan Project, RankedWith his final Netflix series now streaming, we rank the horror auteur’s atmospheric output.

By Matthew Jackson

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Series-Finale Recap: That’s So VernaWe finally get the gory details of Roderick’s devil’s bargain.

By Scott Meslow

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Recap: Half the Man I Used to BeFreddie fulfills his destiny: being the most cowardly Usher and having the nastiest death.

By Scott Meslow

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Recap: The Mirror Has Two FacesHouse of Usher is dialing its eat-the-rich ethos all the way up.

By Scott Meslow

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Recap: That Darn Cat!Verna is racking up her body count, but what exactly is she up to?

By Scott Meslow

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Recap: Monkey’s PawVerna is embedding herself with the Usher children and (presumably) setting them up for future downfalls.

By Scott Meslow

tv review Oct. 12, 2023

Mike Flanagan Brings the House DownWith The Fall of the House of Usher, the horror auteur slams the door on his Netflix era with giddy, gory delight.

By Roxana Hadadi

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Recap: Set Fire to the RainAin’t no party like a doomed sex party because a doomed sex party don’t stop. (Until everyone is dead.)

By Scott Meslow

overnights Oct. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Series-Premiere Recap: Keeping Up With the UshersIn his latest reimagining of a horror classic for Netflix, Mike Flanagan wastes no time playing Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest hits.

By Scott Meslow

trailer mix Sept. 12, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher Looks Like a Sackler Revenge RompMike Flanagan is the man again.

By Rebecca Alter

overnights Oct. 8, 2022

The Midnight Club Recap: You Write What You KnowHappy Deathday to Amesh! What better way to celebrate than taking edibles on the beach?

By Ben Rosenstock

overnights Oct. 8, 2022

The Midnight Club Recap: Murder TownMike Flanagan’s latest continues to be heavy on teen drama and light on horror, but that’s fine.

By Ben Rosenstock

overnights Oct. 7, 2022

The Midnight Club Recap: Petting ZooIt’s Family Day at Brightcliffe!

By Ben Rosenstock

overnights Oct. 7, 2022

The Midnight Club Recap: The You That You ChoseAnya tells a revealing story about being in two places at once and ending up nowhere.

By Ben Rosenstock

overnights Oct. 7, 2022

The Midnight Club Series-Premiere Recap: Making GhostsWhat scares a bunch of terminally ill young adults? Mike Flanagan tries to find out.

By Ben Rosenstock

trailer mix Sept. 20, 2022

Watch the Terminally Spooky Trailer for The Midnight ClubThe latest “ghosts are grief” jawn by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong.

By Bethy Squires

netflix Oct. 6, 2021

Mike Flanagan Is Bringing Edgar Allan Poe Back in The Fall of the House of UsherThe king of Netflix horror is back.

By Natalie Lin

chat room Oct. 6, 2021

Hamish Linklater on Making Midnight Mass’s ‘Massive Orgy of Violence’The actor explains how he tackled those dense sermons and why “horror is one of America’s religions.”

By Jen Chaney

tv review Sept. 23, 2021

Midnight Mass Provokes More Thoughts Than ScreamsHamish Linklater’s performance makes this Mike Flanagan’s best Netflix series to date, even if it’s a less frightening experience altogether.

By Jen Chaney

trailer mix Aug. 9, 2021

Midnight Mass Is Netflix’s Latest From the Haunting Of CreatorYour latest entry in the hot priest canon.

By Rebecca Alter

oh the horror Apr. 14, 2021

Mike Flanagan Blasts Off With Christopher Pike’s Mars Novel Season of PassageSomeone warn Elon.

By Halle Kiefer

terrifying news Dec. 24, 2020

Haunting of Bly Manor’s Mike Flanagan Has ‘No Plans’ for Future SeasonsSo, if someone could round up three ghosts and send them to his house, that’d be great.

By Halle Kiefer

tv review Oct. 8, 2020

The Haunting of Bly Manor Is Unnerving Yet UnevenMike Flanagan’s Hill House follow-up uses the folds of a ghost story we know to tell a story about the boundaries of love.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

horror May 8, 2020

Doctor Sleep’s Mike Flanagan to Breathe Life Into Stephen King’s RevivalIf Stephen King keeps writing ’em, we’ll keep seeing ’em.

By Halle Kiefer

endings Nov. 8, 2019

Is Doctor Sleep a Faithful Sequel to The Shining? It’s Complicated.Let’s talk about the ending of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation, and how it diverges from Stanley Kubrick’s universe.

By Brian Tallerico

movie review Nov. 7, 2019

Doctor Sleep Is a Horror Film of Messy PleasuresMike Flanagan’s spiritual sequel to The Shining is elevated by great performances. But King’s and Kubrick’s legacies loom large.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

horror Nov. 7, 2019

Mike Flanagan Is ‘Sweating Bullets’ Over His Sequel to The ShiningFor the Doctor Sleep director and writer, making horror films is a kind of therapy. But that doesn’t mean he’s not nervous about this one.

By Jordan Crucchiola

trailer mix Sept. 8, 2019

The Trailer for Stephen King’s Dr. Sleep Goes Back to the Overlook HotelIt’s even scarier than we imagined.

By Jordan Crucchiola

season renewals Feb. 21, 2019

The Haunting of Hill House Is Getting a New Spooky Name for Season TwoThe Haunting of Bly Manor is coming next year, and it’ll be inspired by the works of Henry James.

By Josef Adalian

vulture recommends Nov. 14, 2018

If You Loved Haunting of Hill House, Watch These 6 Mike Flanagan Horror FilmsThere’s so much more unresolved trauma to experience.

By Jordan Crucchiola

horror Oct. 22, 2018

The Haunting of Hill House: All the Hidden Ghosts You MissedThe Bent-Neck Lady is terrifying, but did you spot the dozens of other ghosts in Hill House?

By Brian Tallerico

horror Oct. 12, 2018

The Haunting of Hill House Director on What Changed From Shirley Jackson’s Novel“I approached it like one long movie, like a ten-hour feature film. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.”

By Simon Abrams

trailer mix Sept. 20, 2018