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Mick Garris

Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.[1]

Early life

Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys.

Career

He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers, written by King and starring Mädchen Amick[2] and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror[3] and the NBC series Fear Itself. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Amazing Stories. Garris directed the FEARnet web series Post Mortem.[4] He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus.[5] Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel Bag of Bones[6] and the documentary film Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr., about the life and work of Legend actor Lon Chaney Jr.,[7] which screened on the Horror-Rama 2015 in October 2015.[8] He has a role, as Himself in the biography horror film Digging Up the Marrow, from indie director Adam Green.[9]

As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.

On January 16, 2018 it was announced that Mick Garris’ horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.[10]

Awards

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Television

TV movies

Acting roles

Documentary works

Direct-to-video

TV documentary films

TV shorts

Consulting producer

Bibliography

Collections

Novels

Novellas

References

  1. ^ "Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (April 11, 1992). "Review/Film; Fiends With Nasty Feeding Habits". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ Moore, Debi (8 July 2012). "The Walking Dead Season 3: Take a Zombie Studio Tour with Greg Nicotero". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ^ Dyar, Amanda (24 July 2012). "Hotel Transylvania Making Its Way to Nintendo DS/3DS". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ Maslin, Janet (July 16, 1993). "Review/Film; Bette Midler, Queen Witch in Heavy Makeup". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ Moore, Debi (11 September 2012). "Edgar Allan Poe Says "Boo!" in This New Collectible Bust from Tim Bruckner". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ^ Gambin, Lee (10 March 2015). "Q&A: Horror Maestro Mick Garris Revisits "PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING"". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ^ "HORROR-RAMA 2015 Welcomes Rochon & The Soska Twins to Toronto!". Fangoria. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. ^ Barton, Steve (26 March 2015). "Digging Up the Marrow - Play Chicken With this Exclusive Clip". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Episode 79: Post Mortem with Mick Garris!". Blumhouse. BH Digital LLC. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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