113 Quotes by Mike Flanagan

There is only one act of violence in 'The Strangers' and it comes at the very, very end... the movie could have worked just as well if we didn't see it, in my opinion.

What you don't want is for violence and gore to become more important than character and structure. A lot of slasher movies from the eighties were only focused on violence and gore, which robs the human beings in the story of any empathetic reaction from the audience, and instead makes them cheer for the gore.

I'm a Stephen King fanatic.

I'm sure many more people saw 'Hush' in the first weekend it was on Netflix than saw 'Oculus' in theatres.

I don't like the fact people watch things on their phones and tablets, it kind of hurts my heart.

With 'Gerald's Game' in particular, we didn't have enough money or time and it was really hard.

I have an allergy to sequels and remakes in general.

Well, as a kid I did all the Bloody Mary games and using a mirror to scare yourself.

I did not growing up watching a lot of horror. I wasn't allowed a lot of it and I was a real chicken.