Mick Garris
Born: 1951-12-04 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Thing Expanded as Self
2025
- The Vincent Price Legacy as Himself
2024
- Horror's Greatest as Self - Director, Sleepwalkers
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 as Self
- House of Ashes as Television Narrator
- The Last Podcast as Stan the Bartender
2023
- Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self
- King on Screen as Self
- A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
2022
- Hocus Pocus 2 ... (Characters)
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story as Self
- In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as Self
2020
- The Stand as Boulder Partygoer (uncredited)
- Sky Sharks as Dr. Gage Creed
- In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
2019
- In Search of Darkness as Self
- Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf as Self
- All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self
2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- Nightmare Cinema ... (Director)
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
- Gods & Monsters
- The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 as Self
2017
- Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker
- Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Filmmaker
2016
- Shadowhunters ... (Director)
- Dead of Summer ... (Director)
- The Rift as Martin
- Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy as Himself
2015
- Tales of Halloween as The Phantom
- Digging Up the Marrow as Self
2014
- Unbroken ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Witches of East End ... (Director)
- Ravenswood ... (Director)
2012
2011
- Once Upon a Time ... (Director)
- Halloween Wars as Self - Guest Judge
- On Story as Self
- Bag of Bones ... (Executive Producer)
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Naschy of the Full Moon as Self
2010
- Pretty Little Liars ... (Director)
- Happy Town ... (Director)
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
- The Psycho Legacy as Self
- The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry as Self - Host
- The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth as Self
- Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. as Self
2009
- Nightmares in Red, White and Blue as Self
- Tales from the Script as Self
2008
- Fear Itself ... (Writer)
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- The Sacrifice ... (Writer)
- Eater ... (Writer)
- Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
2007
- We All Scream for Ice Cream ... (Executive Producer)
- Dream Cruise ... (Producer)
- The Washingtonians ... (Producer)
- Carícia Fatal
2006
- Deer Woman ... (Executive Producer)
- Desperation ... (Director)
- Pelts ... (Executive Producer)
- Valerie on the Stairs ... (Director)
- Haeckel's Tale ... (Executive Producer)
- Family ... (Executive Producer)
- The Damned Thing ... (Creator)
- Pick Me Up ... (Executive Producer)
- Chocolate ... (Writer)
- The Fair Haired Child ... (Executive Producer)
- The V Word ... (Writer)
- The Screwfly Solution ... (Producer)
2005
- Masters of Horror ... (Writer)
- Cigarette Burns ... (Creator)
- Incident On and Off a Mountain Road ... (Executive Producer)
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy as Self
- Dance of the Dead ... (Executive Producer)
- Gotham Cafe as Father Callahan
- Homecoming ... (Creator)
2004
- Riding the Bullet as Dr. Higgins
2001
- The Judge ... (Director)
2000
- The Others ... (Director)
1999
1998
- Virtual Obsession ... (Director)
1997
- The Shining as AA Hartwell
- Ghosts ... (Story)
- Quicksilver Highway ... (Director)
1996
- The Stupids as Reporter #2
1995
- The Quick and the Dead as Young Herod's Man
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV ... (Director)
1994
- New York Undercover ... (Director)
- The Stand as Henry Dunbarton
1993
- Hocus Pocus ... (Story)
- The Nightmare Begins Again ... (Director)
1992
- Sleepwalkers ... (Director)
1991
- Hooray for Horrorwood as Self
1990
- She-Wolf of London ... (Creator)
- Psycho IV: The Beginning ... (Director)
1989
- Tales from the Crypt ... (Director)
- The Fly II ... (Screenplay)
1988
- Freddy's Nightmares ... (Director)
- Critters 2 ... (Writer)
1987
- *batteries not included ... (Story)
1986
- Amazing Stories ... (Teleplay)
- Fuzzbucket ... (Producer)
1985
- Amazing Stories ... (Director)
- The Making Of The Goonies ... (Producer)
1984
- The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' ... (Story Consultant)
1983
- Michael Jackson's Thriller as Zombie (uncredited)
1982
- Coming Soon ... (Producer)
- The Making of 'The Thing' ... (Writer)
- The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome ... (Producer)
- Take One: Fear on Film as Self
1981
- The Howling as Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
- Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' ... (Director)
1980
- Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' ... (Producer)