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Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Revival is no longer happening

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Last year, it was announced that director Mike Flanagan, who has previously helmed Netflix’s Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep, was set to adapt another Stephen King novel, this time the 2014 novel Revival. However, recently taking to Twitter, the filmmaker has announced that the project is no longer moving forward. Sadly, it's not. That project won't […]

Mike Flanagan says there are “no plans” for a third season in the Haunting anthology series

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Although The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor were both positively received by critics and audiences alike, it seems like the Netflix horror anthology series may not be returning any time soon. Taking to Twitter, creator Mike Flanagan revealed that while there are currently no plans for the future of the series due to […]

Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix horror series Midnight Mass wraps filming

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Director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) is re-teaming with Netflix to helm every episode of the upcoming horror series, Midnight Mass, and now he has confirmed that the series has wrapped filming after beginning production in August. “That’s a wrap on Midnight Mass. It has been an extraordinary, unprecedented production, and I cannot be prouder […]

Mike Flanagan on whether there will be a third season following the release of The Haunting of Bly Manor

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Over the weekend, Netflix released The Haunting of Bly Manor, the second chapter in The Haunting… anthology series and the follow-up to 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producers Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy discussed the possibility of a third season in the horror series, and while there is nothing official […]

Are The Haunting of Bly Manor team about to tackle The Woman in Black for Netflix?

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With viewers currently devouring the ‘come for the scares, stay for the heart’ brilliance of Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, reports have emerged that the team behind that and last year’s The Haunting of Hill House are set to take on Susan Hill’s 1983 novel The Woman in Black as their next exercise in […]

The Haunting of Bly Manor creator teases differences with Hill House

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How is The Haunting of Bly Manor different from The Haunting of Hill House? Creator Mike Flanagan has explained. It’s not long now before horror fans can get their hands on the successor series to Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House. Utilising some of the same cast and with the same creator in Mike Flanagan, […]

Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan offers disappointing update on The Shining prequel

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Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. However, during a recent appearance for the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan offered a disappointing update on The Shining prequel which makes […]

The Haunting of Bly Manor creator explains why it isn’t a direct adaptation of the source material

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Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Bly Manor, has explained why the isn’t a direct adaptation of the source material. The Haunting of Bly Manor – the follow up to Netflix’s successful horror series The Haunting of Hill House – is coming our way this October and fans are hoping for another scare-fest. […]

Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director wishes he could adapt The Dark Tower

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Over the past few years, Mike Flanagan has adapted a number of Stephen King novels including directing both Gerald’s Game for Netflix and last year’s The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep. Now, the filmmaker has named the Stephen King adaptation he would love to make. During an interview at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan revealed that The Dark Tower would […]

The Haunting of Bly Manor’s hidden ghosts will be explained

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Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Bly Manor for Netflix, says the show’s hidden ghosts will be explained. One of the most terrifying and coolest components of Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House was the many hidden ghosts that could be seen lurking in the background of scenes if you looked hard enough. […]