Mike Flanagan | Horror Cult Films

LATEST TRAILERS: ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’

September 11, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

Well it feeds a bit too much off nostalgia for my liking with its repeating of much imagery from The Shining, but many seem to be excited by the new Doctor Sleep trailer that broke […]

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’ GETTING EXTENDED EDITION RELEASE ON BLU-RAY

August 20, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

This is great news for those who still like to properly own the TV and movies that they like. The much-acclaimed Netflix series The Haunting Of Hill House is getting a Blu-ray and DVD release. […]

MIKE FLANAGAN TALKS ‘MIDNIGHT MASS’ AND ‘THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR’….WHICH WILL BE “UNBELIEVABLY SCARY”, HE SAYS

August 14, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

Mike Flanagan is certainly a busy man these days, and he recently spoke to ‘Arrow In The Head’ about his next two projects for Netflix. First up for discussing was Midnight Mass which will follow: […]

MIKE FLANAGAN AND NETFLIX DOING ANOTHER HORROR SERIES CALLED ‘MIDNIGHT MASS’

July 1, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

Netflix and Mike Flanagan [who presumably doesn’t care if his stuff doesn’t get released on DVD/Blu-ray] certainly seem to be a team as, in addition to The Haunting Of Hill House‘s sequel The Haunting Of […]

LATEST TRAILERS: ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’

June 14, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

The first full trailer for Doctor Sleep is here, and it seems that it’s not just going to be a sequel to the novel of The Shining like Stephen King’s book was, it’s also going […]

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’ SEQUEL WILL ADAPT ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’….AND THAT’S NOT THE ONLY NEW VERSION COMING

February 22, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

News has recently come through that, following the success of their TV series of The Haunting Of Hill House, Netflix has entered into a multi-year overall deal with writer/director Mike Flanagan and executive producer Trevor […]

DOCTOR SLEEP RELEASE DATE MOVED FORWARD

February 4, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

It’s far more common for release dates to be moved back, not forward, and especially these days with Blu-ray and DVD releases since the mindbogglingly stupid decision to shut down two disc producing plants which […]

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’ COULD BECOME AN ANTHOLOGY SERIES

November 28, 2018 Dr Lenera 0

I’ve only just gotten around to begin watching Mike Flanagan’s TV series The Haunting of Hill House, and am suitably impressed after seeing the first two episodes. Our reviewer David S. Smith raved about it […]

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

October 21, 2018 david.s.smith 0

At the bottom of this review, I’m going to call The Haunting of Hill House one of the best individual seasons of TV I’ve ever seen. If you want to avoid all spoilers, stop here, […]

‘THE SHINING’ SEQUEL ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’ GETS ITS RELEASE DATE

May 25, 2018 Dr Lenera 0

The film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining sequel is moving ahead as Doctor Sleep secures a release date. Several websites have reported that Warner Bros has confirmed that the sequel is scheduled for release […]

MIKE FLANAGAN TO DIRECT ‘THE SHINING’ SEQUEL ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’

January 29, 2018 Dr Lenera 0

Just after the release his very fine adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game, Mike Flanagan [Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake] was asked which King novel he’d love to adapt the most. His answer? Doctor Sleep, […]

Gerald’s Game (2017)

September 20, 2017 david.s.smith 0

GERALD’S GAME Directed by Mike Flanagan Sometimes you hear about a project and at first you’re not too fussed. Then you see who the director is, and it clicks: a perfect marriage between material and […]

‘THE HAUNTING’ TV SERIES COMING!

April 10, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

The latest classic horror film to be turned into a TV series is the still frightening 1963 ghost story The Haunting – or to be more precise, Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House […]

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

October 19, 2016 david.s.smith 0

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Directed by Mike Flanagan In our early teens, my buddies and I made Ouija boards out of paper and stayed up ‘til the early hours thinking we were nattering away to […]

Latest Movies: Brand new trailer for Ouija sequel looks all kind of good!

September 9, 2016 Ross Hughes 0

I have to be honest and say I weren’t to enthralled with the original Ouija. I thought it was one of the weakest of horrors I have seen in a while, especially as it was […]

Horror sequel ‘Ouija 2’ adds more victims to its cast

September 22, 2015 Matt Wavish 1

Deadline reports that the cast of Mike Flanagan’s horror sequel, Ouija 2, is filling out nicely. One big addition to the cast is Doug Jones, who has appeared in well over 100 films and TV […]

Oculus director Mike Flanagan will take charge of ‘Ouija’ sequel

August 14, 2015 Matt Wavish 0

Mike Flanagan is a very gifted horror director: If you have seen Oculus or Absentia then I am sure you’ll agree. Now comes some great news for the sequel to the rather mediocre Ouija, as […]

This butterfly is blinding in new ‘Before I Wake’ poster

July 23, 2015 Matt Wavish 0

Below you can check out a new poster for sinister horror, Before I Wake. You may be asking why go to all the trouble to bring you an Asian poster, so I’ll tell you. The […]