Flanagan missed out on 1408, but that’s okay because he went on to, as he says, rip it off for his 2013 film Oculus, which he first shot as a short film in 2006.

Before he became a Netflix horror auteur, Mike Flanagan made a small, taut horror story praised by the few who saw it. Looking back a decade later, it offers a dark mirror of the director he'd become.

GenresHorror Mike Flanagan Reveals What's Holding Up Oculus 2© Provided by CBR Brandy A24 The Front Room© Provided by CBR Edward Scissorhands, a Mars Attacks alien, and the Corpse Bride ...

Mike Flanagan Keeps ‘Oculus’ Alive Through Easter Eggs Now, it's important to note that the Lasser Glass from Oculus isn't officially part of the narrative of any of these other works.

“I just did…. ‘ Oculus,'” Flanagan said, referencing his 2013 sophomore film. “‘The Haunting of Hill House’ is ‘Oculus,’ except instead of two siblings there are five.

In 2006, Mike Flanagan wrote, produced, directed and co-edited the short film Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan, which is essentially a precursor to the eventual feature, centering ...

Composers Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart — a.k.a. the Newton Brothers — have worked on every single one of horror director Mike Flanagan’s films since 2013’s Oculus. Their latest ...

This list was originally published on October 12, 2023, and it has been updated to include The Life Of Chuck, Mike Flanagan’s least scary but best-yet Stephen King adaptation (and he’s good at ...

The 7 Best Mike Flanagan Movies and Shows, Ranked Not all of the director’s best offerings are adaptations Jacob Bryant June 6, 2025 @ 2:00 PM ...