Tag Archives: Mike Flanagan

SYNOPSIS: Years following the events of “The Shining,” a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. REVIEW: Full disclosure, The Shining is one of my favorite films ever. It is amazingly shot, has an …

SYNOPSIS:  While trying to spice up and ultimately save their marriage with a trip to their remote lake house, Jessie must fight to survive when her husband dies unexpectedly leaving her handcuffed to the bed frame. REVIEW:  Director: Mike Flanagan Writer: Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood If you’ve read Stephen King’s 1992 suspense novel, …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by a merciless spirit, the family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it. REVIEW: The Haunting of Hill House (2018), a 10-episode Netflix series directed by Mike Flanagan; starring Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Timothy Hutton, Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti and Oliver …

With only a few days left in 2016, I guess there’s no time like now to reminisce and talk about the ten films that gave me a modicum of chills over the last 12 months. This past year has been quite successful for the horror genre in terms of box office grosses, with more than a few releases bringing back …

SYNOPSIS: After living with the reality that her husband Daniel has been missing for seven years, Tricia Riley is finally ready to declare him “Dead in Absentia.” With her sister Callie by her side for support, she is prepared to set the legal actions in motion. However, she is unprepared for the psychological challenges that lie ahead as she begins …

SYNOPSIS: A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home. REVIEW: I’m not a fan of the films of Mike Flanagan. There, I’ve said it. I’m not a fan of his films at all. I found the critically acclaimed Absentia (2011) a tedious bore, and after watching it I referred to Oculus (2013) as WTF-ulus (I …

For my money this one can be filed in the “why bother” file but – it appears as if director Mike Flanagan is gearing up to remake the 1997 Kevin Williamson scripted ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.  Released hot on the heels of the huge success of ‘Scream’ the film made pretty good change and actually spawned a …

Hot on the heels of OCULUS director Mike FLANAGAN is keeping the ball rolling as it was announced that he will take the helm of the film adaption of Stephen King’s GERALD’S GAME. It’s been a while since I have read GERALD’S GAME and all I can recall off the top of my head is that it has something to …

SYNOPSIS: Siblings Tim and Kaylie Russells are reunited after being separated for 10 years. They revisit and investigate the horrifying night they last saw each other: the night their parents died. Kaylie begs Tim to fulfill a promise they made to each other as their family was ripped apart. Together they return to their family home to face their fears, to uncover …

If Mike Flanagan’s upcoming OCULUS wasn’t on your “most anticipated” list before today, it’s about to be. A trailer just made its way online and it’s a good one!