Mick Garris
Known for: Directing
Born: December 4, 1951
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He has been recognized for his contributions as a director, producer, and screenwriter in the horror genre. He's known for his work on various film and television projects, including adaptations of Stephen King's novels such as "The Stand" and "The Shining." Garris has also been involved in creating and hosting interviews for the series "Post Mortem with Mick Garris," where he engages with prominent figures in the horror and entertainment industry. His career reflects a deep involvement in and passion for the world of horror storytelling.
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Filmography
100 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
8.5
The Thing Expanded
2026
7.0
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
7.9
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
NR
House of Ashes
2024
NR
Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw
2024
6.4
Horror's Greatest
2024
NR
The Last Podcast
2024
1.9
Clownado
2023
7.0
King on Screen
2023
6.6
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023
6.2
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
6.6
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
7.1
Hocus Pocus 2
2022
6.0
The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2022
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
6.8
The Stand
2020
7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
5.0
Sky Sharks
2020
7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
NR
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
1.0
All Hail the Popcorn King!
2019
7.5
In Search of Darkness
2019
NR
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
2018
7.0
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018NR
Gods & Monsters
2018
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
5.8
Nightmare Cinema
2018
6.8
Cult of Terror
2017
6.0
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
5.8
Dead of Summer
2016
3.6
The Rift
2016
7.6
Shadowhunters
2016
NR
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016
5.7
Tales of Halloween
2015
5.4
Digging Up the Marrow
2015
7.4
Unbroken
2014
7.1
Ravenswood
2013
7.3
Witches of East End
2013
5.2
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
5.9
Bag of Bones
2011
7.4
Once Upon a Time
2011
10.0
Naschy of the Full Moon
2011
6.4
Halloween Wars
2011
NR
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
4.0
On Story
2011
6.5
The Psycho Legacy
2010
6.0
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
8.0
Pretty Little Liars
2010
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
6.1
Happy Town
2010
7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
7.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
6.5
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
6.6
Tales from the Script
2009
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
4.4
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
2008
NR
Eater
2008
2.0
The Sacrifice
2008
6.8
Fear Itself
2008
NR
Carícia Fatal
2007
4.8
Dream Cruise
2007
5.3
The Washingtonians
2007
5.0
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
5.2
Valerie on the Stairs
2006
5.7
The Screwfly Solution
2006
5.6
Pelts
2006
5.2
Chocolate
2006
5.0
The V Word
2006
7.0
Family
2006
5.1
The Damned Thing
2006
6.0
Deer Woman
2006
5.8
The Fair Haired Child
2006
5.5
Desperation
2006
5.7
Haeckel's Tale
2006
6.3
Pick Me Up
2006
7.3
Cigarette Burns
2005
5.9
Homecoming
2005
5.5
Dance of the Dead
2005
6.1
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
2005
7.1
Masters of Horror
2005
9.3
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
8.7
Gotham Cafe
2005
5.1
Riding the Bullet
2004
5.3
The Judge
2001
6.5
The Others
2000
6.8
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
4.1
Virtual Obsession
1998
8.1
Ghosts
1997
5.0
Quicksilver Highway
1997
6.3
The Shining
1997
4.8
The Stupids
1996
NR
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
1995
7.3
New York Undercover
1994
6.8
The Stand
1994
7.0
Hocus Pocus
1993
6.2
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
6.1
Sleepwalkers
19928.0
Hooray for Horrorwood
1991
5.7
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
6.9
She-Wolf of London
1990
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
5.8
The Fly II
1989
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
6.2
Critters 2
1988
6.7
*batteries not included
1987
6.1
Amazing Stories
1986
5.8
Fuzzbucket
1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
6.7
The Making Of The Goonies
1985
7.6
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984
8.3
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
7.3
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982
7.3
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982
7.0
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
6.6
Coming Soon
1982
6.6
The Howling
1981
9.0
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981
5.8
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980NR
Microwave Massacre 2: Undead Leftovers!
—NR
Fantastic Women
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NR
Hocus Pocus 3
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