Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Born (1951-12-04) December 4, 1951
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Director, producer, writer

Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.[1]

Life and career

Garris was born in Santa Monica, California. He is known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Mädchen Amick[2] and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror[3] and the NBC series Fear Itself. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Amazing Stories. Garris directed the FEARnet web series Post Mortem.[4] He hosted the double feature re-release of The People Under the Stairs and The Serpent and The Rainbow on 20 February 2010 in the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.[5] He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus.[6] Garris most recently directed the miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel Bag of Bones[7] and the documentary film Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr., about the life and work of Legend actor Lon Chaney Jr.,[8] which screened on the Horror-Rama 2015 in October 2015.[9] He has a role, as Himself in the Biography Horror film Digging Up the Marrow, from Indie Director Adam Green.[10]

As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.

Awards

Selected filmography

As writer

See also

References

  1. ↑ New York Times
  2. ↑ New York Times
  3. ↑ Promo for Mick Garris' Post Mortem
  4. ↑ Mick Garris Talks Post Mortem, Happy Town, and More
  5. ↑ Event Report: Wes Craven Double Feature at The Aero / Talks My Soul to Take and Scream 4
  6. ↑ New York Times
  7. ↑ Exclusive: Mick Garris Talks Adapting Stephen King's Bag of Bones for Television
  8. ↑ Q&A: Horror Maestro Mick Garris Revisits “PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING”
  9. ↑ HORROR-RAMA 2015 Welcomes Rochon & The Soska Twins to Toronto!
  10. ↑ Digging Up the Marrow
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