I think in a lot of ways, ‘The Shining’ is about alcoholism and ‘Doctor Sleep’ is actually about recovery. They go together pretty well that way. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
I saw ‘The Shining’ in eighth grade. I watched it on VHS at a sleepover and was petrified, totally petrified. And I didn’t really start to digest the movie properly and understand it from a filmmaking perspective until I got older. But it pretty much defined what it meant to be scared of a movie for me. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
I hate jump scares. I really hate them. I think there’s nothing special about being able to startle someone – that’s an involuntary reflex, and it makes people laugh. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
Audiences are embracing more and more unique material. I think they can sense the cynicism when people are just cranking something out to try to ride off the success of something else. I think they can feel it. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
I forget who said it, but there’s that saying: ‘Films are never finished, they’re abandoned.’ There’s always something you think you can improve on, but I don’t think you should try. George Lucas started doing it, and didn’t stop. You can tinker indefinitely, and it doesn’t necessarily make it better. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
For me, ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ is a series about life after a haunting, what happens after the credits roll in most horror films. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
When you talk about people being haunted or wrestling demons, that is a rich metaphor. Mike Flanagan Read Quote
