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
2025
- The Vincent Price Legacy as Himself
2024
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 as Self
- House of Ashes as Television Narrator
- Horror's Greatest as Self - Director, Sleepwalkers
- The Last Podcast as Stan the Bartender
2023
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
- A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
- King on Screen as Self
- Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self
2022
- Hocus Pocus 2 ... (Characters)
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
- The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as Self
- 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story as Self
2020
- The Stand as Boulder Partygoer (uncredited)
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- Sky Sharks as Dr. Gage Creed
- In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
2019
- Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf as Self
- All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self
- In Search of Darkness as Self
2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- Nightmare Cinema ... (Director)
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
- Gods & Monsters
- The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 as Self
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
2017
- Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Filmmaker
- Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker
2016
- Shadowhunters ... (Director)
- The Rift as Martin
- Dead of Summer ... (Director)
- Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy as Himself
2015
- Digging Up the Marrow as Self
- Tales of Halloween as The Phantom
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)
- Naschy of the Full Moon as Self
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
2010
- Pretty Little Liars ... (Director)
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
- The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry as Self - Host
- Happy Town ... (Director)
- The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth as Self
- The Psycho Legacy 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
- Fear Itself: The Sacrifice ... (Writer)
- Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
2007
- Dream Cruise ... (Producer)
- The Washingtonians ... (Producer)
- We All Scream for Ice Cream ... (Producer)
- Carícia Fatal
2006
- Chocolate ... (Writer)
- Desperation ... (Director)
- Pelts ... (Executive Producer)
- Haeckel's Tale ... (Executive Producer)
- Valerie on the Stairs ... (Director)
- The Fair Haired Child ... (Executive Producer)
- The V Word ... (Writer)
- The Screwfly Solution ... (Producer)
- The Damned Thing ... (Creator)
2005
- Masters of Horror ... (Writer)
- Homecoming ... (Creator)
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy as Self
- Incident On and Off a Mountain Road ... (Executive Producer)
- Dance of the Dead ... (Executive Producer)
- Cigarette Burns ... (Creator)
- Gotham Cafe as Father Callahan
2004
- Riding the Bullet as Dr. Higgins
2001
- The Judge ... (Director)
2000
- The Others ... (Director)
1999
1998
- Virtual Obsession ... (Director)
1997
- Ghosts ... (Story)
- The Shining as AA Hartwell
- 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
- Psycho IV: The Beginning ... (Director)
- She-Wolf of London ... (Creator)
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 David Cronenberg's Videodrome ... (Producer)
- The Making of 'The Thing' ... (Writer)
- 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)