I think in a lot of ways, 'The Shining' is about alcoholism and 'Doctor Sleep' is actually about recovery. They go together… — Mike Flanagan Doctor 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… — Mike Flanagan Hollywood Copy Share Image
When horror is about something - capital-A about - that's when it's really landing. — Mike Flanagan About 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… — Mike Flanagan About 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;… — Mike Flanagan Answer 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… — Mike Flanagan Happens 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… — Mike Flanagan Horror movie 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… — Mike Flanagan Baby 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… — Mike Flanagan Hands Copy Share Image
Depending on how 'Doctor Sleep' does, we'll see what movie opportunities there will be. — Mike Flanagan Doctor Copy Share Image
Well, as a kid I did all the Bloody Mary games and using a mirror to scare yourself. — Mike Flanagan Bloody mary Copy Share Image
I'm sure many more people saw 'Hush' in the first weekend it was on Netflix than saw 'Oculus' in theatres. — Mike Flanagan More Copy Share Image
I think it was in sixth grade, though, when I picked up my first Stephen King book, which was 'It,' that knocked… — Mike Flanagan Books Copy Share Image
What's so exciting and unstoppable about the horror genre is that I view it all as metaphorical exploration. It's the safe place… — Mike Flanagan Culture Copy Share Image
One of the things about horror movies that I've noticed with the children I've worked with is that they have a great… — Mike Flanagan Children Copy Share Image
Gerald's Game,' we could not have made it at a studio without substantive changes to the story. — Mike Flanagan Could Copy Share Image
I am always fascinated by the mental struggles that people and characters have. — Mike Flanagan Adversity Copy Share Image
Thanks to 'It,' you're going to see the studios take a lot more chances on a very specific vision. An R-rated horror… — Mike Flanagan Children Copy Share Image
Gerald's Game' had such an impact on me when I read the book in college that I think I've actually, consciously or… — Mike Flanagan Book Copy Share Image
Audiences are embracing more and more unique material. I think they can sense the cynicism when people are just cranking something out… — Mike Flanagan Cynicism Copy Share Image
I never shoot my movies like I'm shooting 'a horror movie,' I shoot them like dramas. Dramas and then something horrible happens. — Mike Flanagan Cinema Copy Share Image
With 'Gerald's Game' in particular, we didn't have enough money or time and it was really hard. — Mike Flanagan Enough Copy Share Image
We always try to leave room for the actors to come in and make discoveries on set, in their interpretation of the… — Mike Flanagan Always Copy Share Image
