Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.
Early life Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys.
Career He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers, written by King and starring Mädchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror 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. He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus. Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel Bag of Bones 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., which screened on the Horror-Rama 2015 in October 2015. He has a role, as Himself in the biography horror film Digging Up the Marrow, from indie director Adam Green.
As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.
On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Mick Garris's horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network.
Awards Garris received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 New York City Horror Film Festival. He received the award in person after a screening of his Masters of Horror episode "Valerie on the Stairs".
Filmography Film +YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes1987Batteries Not Included 1988Critters 2: The Main Course1989The Fly II1992Sleepwalkers1993Hocus Pocus 1997Michael Jackson's Ghosts Musical short2004Riding the Bullet 2014Unbroken2018Nightmare Cinema Segments "The Projectionist", "Dead"
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes1981The HowlingMan with TV Guide1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerZombieMusical short1988Critters 2: The Main CourseCritters (voice)1995The Quick and the DeadYoung Herod's Man1996The StupidsReporter #22004Riding the Bullet Dr. Higgins2005Gotham CafeFather CallahanShort2007Brutal Massacre: A ComedyHimself2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CryHostDocumentary2014Digging Up the MarrowHimself2015Tales of HalloweenThe Phantom Segment "Grim Grinning Ghost"2016The Rift: Dark Side of the MoonMartin2020Sky SharksDr. Gage Creed
Television +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterCreatorNotes1979–1981Fantasy Film FestivalTalk show1985–1987Amazing Stories Wrote teleplays for 8 episodesDirected and wrote story episode "Life on Death Row"Story editor in 22 episodes1986DisneylandEpisode: "Fuzzbucket"1988Freddy's NightmaresEpisode: "Killer Instinct"1990–1991She-Wolf of LondonWrote episode "She-Wolf of London"Also executive consultant for 20 episodes1994The Stand4 episodesTales from the CryptEpisode: "Whirlpool"1995New York UndercoverEpisode: "The Smoking Section"1997The Shining3 episodes2000The OthersWrote episode "Don't Dream It's Over"Director and supervising producer of 3 episodes2001The JudgeEpisode: "Part One"2005–2007Masters of HorrorWrote 4 episodes2008–2009Fear ItselfWrote episode "The Sacrifice"2010Happy TownEpisode: "Polly Wants a Crack at Her"2010–2016Post Mortem with Mick Garris2011Bag of Bones2 episodes2013Pretty Little LiarsEpisode: "Gamma Zeta Die!"2014Ravenswood2 episodesWitches of East EndEpisode: "The Fall of the House of Beauchamp"2016ShadowhuntersEpisode: "The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy"Dead of Summer 2 episodes2017–2018Once Upon a Time2 episodes
TV movies +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter 1982Take One: Fear on Film1984Cheeseball Presents1990Psycho IV: The Beginning 1997Quicksilver Highway1998Virtual Obsession2002Lost in Oz2006Desperation
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes1979–1981Fantasy Film FestivalHostTalk show1982Take One: Fear on FilmTelevision film1994The StandHenry DunbartonEpisode: "The Plague"1997Quicksilver HighwaySurgeon in Hospital HallwayTelevision filmThe ShiningAA HartwellEpisode #1.22010–2016Post Mortem with Mick GarrisHost11 episodes2018–2020Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf9 episodes2021The StandBoulder PartygoerCameo
Documentary works Direct-to-video +YearTitleWriterProducer1982Coming Soon
TV documentary film +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter1980Fear on Film: Inside "The Fog" 1982The Making of a Chilling TaleThe Making of "The Thing"
TV shorts +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside "The Howling"1983The Making of "Videodrome"1985The Making of "The Goonies"
Consulting producer +YearTitleNotes2018History of Horror7 episodes
Bibliography Collections A Life in the Cinema (2000) These Evil Things We Do (2020)
Novels Development Hell (2011) Salome (2014)
Novellas Snow Shadows (2013) Tyler’s Third Act (2013) Ugly (2014)
References
External links
Mick Garris on FEARnet Interview 'Midsummer Macabre 2023' features Mick Garris reading his short story 'Ocular'