There is only one act of violence in 'The Strangers' and it comes at the very, very end... the movie could have worked just as well if we didn't see it, in my opinion. — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
What you don't want is for violence and gore to become more important than character and structure. A lot of slasher movies from the eighties were only focused on violence and gore, which robs the human beings in the story… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
I think in a lot of ways, 'The Shining' is about alcoholism and 'Doctor Sleep' is actually about recovery. They go together pretty well… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
I like to say that Hollywood is one of the most democratic entities in the world and the reason why is every ticket is… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
When horror is about something - capital-A about - that's when it's really landing. — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
For me it's about creating and sustaining tension for as long as possible, and I'm not generally interested in allowing that tension to be… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
A movie studio has to answer to a marketing department, and to shareholders, to ensure the broadest audience possible for its product; it tends… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
For me, 'The Haunting of Hill House' is a series about life after a haunting, what happens after the credits roll in most horror… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
A viewer's imagination is a powerful storyteller, and can often come up with things way more frightening than what you can explicitly show in… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
Midnight Mass' is kind of my baby; I've been working on that for six years. I started writing it while 'Oculus' was in preproduction,… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
Whenever I would see horror movies I would be traumatized and I'd have to watch them behind my hands or behind the couch sometimes.… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
Depending on how 'Doctor Sleep' does, we'll see what movie opportunities there will be. — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
Well, as a kid I did all the Bloody Mary games and using a mirror to scare yourself. — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
