American filmmaker and screenwriter
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 [ edit ]
Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys.
Career [ edit ]
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 2024 in October 🌟 2024.[8] He has a role, as Himself in the biography horror film Digging Up the Marrow, from indie director Adam 🌟 Green.[9]
As of 2024, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.
On January 16, 🌟 2024 it was announced that Mick Garris’ horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.[10]
Awards [ edit ]
Garris 🌟 received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 New York City Horror Film Festival. He received the award in person 🌟 after a screening of his Masters of Horror episode "Valerie on the Stairs".
Filmography [ edit ]
Films [ edit ]
Television [ 🌟 edit ]
Acting roles Year Title Role Notes 1979–1981 Fantasy Film Festival Host Talk show 1982 Take One: Fear on Film 🌟 Television film 1994 The Stand Henry Dunbarton Episode: "The Plague" 1997 Quicksilver Highway Surgeon in Hospital Hallway Television film The 🌟 Shining AA Hartwell Episode #1.2 2010–2024 Post Mortem with Mick Garris Host 11 episodes 2024–2024 Eli Roth's History of Horror 🌟 Self 9 episodes 2024 The Stand Boulder Partygoer Cameo
Bibliography [ edit ]
Collections [ edit ]
Year Title 2000 A Life in 🌟 the Cinema 2024 These Evil Things We Do
Novels [ edit ]
Year Title 2011 Development Hell 2014 Salome
Novellas [ edit ]
Year 🌟 Title 2013 Snow Shadows 2013 Tyler’s Third Act 2014 Ugly
