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Mike Flanagan to remake Stephen King’s The Mist

February 10, 2026 by Ricky Church

Ever the devoted Stephen King fan, director Mike Flanagan will write and direct another adaptation of the author’s vast works with a remake of The Mist. Published as a novella in 1980, The Mist takes place in a Maine smalltown as “a thick mysterious fog from which creatures emerge to attack the townsfolk. A group of survivors […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, The Mist, Warner Bros.

Laurence Fishburne joins Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist

February 5, 2026 by Ricky Church

Mike Flanagan’s upcoming reboot of The Exorcist has gained yet another big name to its cast. Per Variety, The Matrix and John Wick alum Laurence Fishburne will join Scarlet Johansson in the next installment of the beloved and classic franchise. Flanagan’s Exorcist will not continue from The Exorcist: Believer, but instead be an original story that will serve as a reboot […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Laurence Fishburne, Mike Flanagan, Scarlet Johansson, The Exorcist

10 Great Horror Movies That Avoid the Director Sophomore Slump

August 1, 2025 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Clive Barker, Damian McCarthy, Eli Roth, From Beyond, Guillermo del Toro, Hostel, Jordan Peele, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Mimic, Nightbreed, Oculus, Oddity, Robert Eggers, Sleepwalkers, Stuart Gordon, The Hills Have Eyes, The Lighthouse, Us, Wes Craven

Hamnet’s Jacobi Jupe joins Scarlett Johansson in Exorcist film

December 17, 2025 by Ricky Church

With Mike Flanagan putting his own spin on The Exorcist together, the director has cast young actor Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet) to star alongside the previously-announced Scarlett Johansson in the next installment of the iconic horror franchise. Flanagan will write and direct the new Exorcist film, which will be an original idea and not connected to the latest film The Exorcist: Believer or […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Jacobi Jupe, Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, The Exorcist

Chris Struckmann’s Shelby Oaks unveils trailer and posters

August 4, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Neon has debuted a trailer and a batch of poster for Shelby Oaks, the upcoming supernatural horror from writer-director Chris Struckmann and executive producer Mike Flanagan. The cast includes Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, and Keith David; watch the trailer below… A woman’s desperate search for her long-lost sister falls into […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Brendan Sexton III, Camille Sullivan, Chris Struckmann, Keith David, Michael Beach, Mike Flanagan, Robin Bartlett, shelby oaks

Carrie TV series adds Katee Sackhoff, Heather Graham, Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco and more

June 11, 2025 by Ricky Church

With the main cast of Mike Flanagan’s TV adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie announced last week, the Amazon MGM series has rounded out its supporting players. Per Deadline, joining the series are Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass), Katee Sackhoff (The Mandalorian), Heather Graham (Gunslingers), Rahul Kohli (The Life […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon MGM Studios, Carrie, Cassandra Naud, Crystal Balint, Danielle Klaudt, Delainey Hayles, Heather Graham, Kate Siegel, Katee Sackhoff, Mapauna Makia, Michael Trucco, Mike Flanagan, Naika Toussaint, Prime Video, Rahul Kohli, Rowan Danielle, Stephen King, Summer H. Howell, Tahmoh Penikett, Tim Bagley

Movie Review – The Life of Chuck (2025)

June 6, 2025 by Robert Kojder

The Life of Chuck, 2025. Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Matthew Lillard, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, David Dastmalchian, Annalise Basso, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Siegel, Mia Sara, Samantha Sloyan, Carl Lumbly, Rahul Kohli, Harvey Guillén, Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman, Heather Langenkamp, Molly C. Quinn, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Q’orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raul Garcia, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Annalise Basso, Antonio Raul Garcia, Benjamin Pajak, Carl Lumbly, Carla Gugino, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cody Flanagan, David Dastmalchian, Eric Vespe, Hamish Linklater, Harvey Guillen, Heather Langenkamp, Jacob Tremblay, Karen Gillan, Kate Siegel, Lauren LaVera, Mark Hamill, Matt Biedel, Matthew Lillard, Mia Sara, Michael Trucco, Mike Flanagan, Molly C. Quinn, Nick Offerman, Q'orianka Kilcher, Rahul Kohli, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Samantha Sloyan, Sauriyan Sapkota, Scott Wampler, Stephen King, Taylor Gordon, The Life of Chuck, Tom Hiddleston, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Violet McGraw

Mike Flanagan’s new Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck shares final trailer

June 4, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release this Friday, the final trailer has arrived online for director Mike Flanagan’s (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) latest Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck. The fantasy drama tells the extraordinary story of the life of the ordinary Charles Krantz in three chapters, played by Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, and Tom Hiddleston. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Annalise Basso, Benjamin Pajak, Carl Lumbly, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harvey Guillen, Jacob Tremblay, Karen Gillan, Kate Siegel, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lillard, Mia Sara, Mike Flanagan, Samantha Sloyan, Stephen King, The Life of Chuck, Tom Hiddleston

Mike Flanagan’s Carrie TV series officially announces cast with Summer H. Howell in the title role

June 3, 2025 by Ricky Church

Mike Flanagan’s upcoming series Carrie, his next adaptation of Stephen King’s classic works, has announced its cast with Summer H. Howell (Curse of Chucky) officially playing the title character of Carrie White for Amazon MGM. Joining Howell in Carrie will be Samantha Sloyan (The Fall of the House of Usher) as Carrie’s mother Margaret White, Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Alison Thornton, Amazon MGM, Amber Midthunder, Arthur Conti, Carrie, Joel Oulette, josie totah, Matthew Lillard, Mike Flanagan, Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong, Stephen King, Thalia Dudek

Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck gets a new trailer

April 15, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Neon has released a new trailer for writer-director Mike Flanagan’s next Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck which tells the story of three different chapters in the life of Charles Krantz (Tom Hiddleston). Joining Hiddleston in the fantasy drama are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Annalise Basso, Benjamin Pajak, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Matthew Lillard, Carl Lumbly, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Annalise Basso, Benjamin Pajak, Carl Lumbly, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harvey Guillen, Jacob Tremblay, Karen Gillan, Kate Siegel, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lillard, Mia Sara, Mike Flanagan, Samantha Sloyan, Stephen King, The Life of Chuck, Tom Hiddleston

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