Stephen King: Mike Flanagan’s Best Horror Show Will TERRIFY You!
Mike Flanagan stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and Oz Perkins as the new generation’s horror maestros. This group of talented filmmakers has earned widespread acclaim, and like any skilled horror director, Flanagan’s films frequently engage in a thoughtful dialogue with the horror genre’s past. Since Stephen King published his first novel, Carrie, in 1974, any director whose work comes after that date should be grateful to King and his work. Whether it’s direct inspiration or simply recognizing that unsettling, introspective, enigmatic horror can be both successful and artistically rewarding, every creator owes Stephen King a debt of gratitude. A nod of approval from him is no small achievement.