Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American

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and

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born in

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. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making

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adaptations.

Early life

Garris was born in

and raised in

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Career

He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with

several times, such as directing the

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, ap ...

'' Sleepwalkers'', written by King and starring

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and is the creator of the Showtime series ''

Masters of Horror ''Masters of Horror'' is an anthology television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network. Origin In 2002, director Mick Garris invited some director friends to an informal dinner at a restaurant in Sherman Oaks, ...

'' and the

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series '' Fear Itself''. Garris won a 1986

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for an episode he wrote for the

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-produced television series''

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''. Garris directed the

FEARnet Fearnet was an American digital cable television network, website and video on demand service owned by Comcast. The network specialized in horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series, and feature films. Backgr ...

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''Post Mortem''. He contributes to the web series

Trailers From Hell ''Trailers from Hell'' (branded as ''Trailers from Hell!'') is a web series in which filmmakers discuss and promote individual movies through commenting on their trailers. While the series emphasizes horror, science fiction, fantasy, cult, and expl ...

. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of '' Hocus Pocus''. Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of

's novel ''

Bag of Bones ''Bag of Bones'' is a 1998 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. It focuses on an author who suffers severe writer's block and delusions at an isolated lake house four years after the death of his wife. It won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award ...

'' 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 ''Digging up the Marrow'' is a 2014 American horror comedy film written and directed by Adam Green. It stars Green as a fictionalized version of himself who, in the process of making a documentary about monsters, is contacted by a man, played by ...

'', 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’ 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 The New York City Horror Film Festival is an international film festival based in New York City that screens films from the horror genre. It was founded by Michael J. Hein in 2001. It takes place each year in New York City for a week in November ...

. He received the award in person after a screening of his ''

'' episode " Valerie on the Stairs".

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Interview
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