Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California. He is π best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.[1]
Early life [ edit π ]
Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys.
Career [ edit ]
He is known for his work π in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers, written π by King and starring MΓ€dchen Amick[2] and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror[3] and the NBC π series Fear Itself. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series π Amazing Stories. Garris directed the FEARnet web series Post Mortem.[4] He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris π was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus.[5] Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel π Bag of Bones[6] and the documentary film Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr., about the π life and work of Legend actor Lon Chaney Jr.,[7] which screened on the Horror-Rama 2024 in October 2024.[8] He has π a role, as Himself in the biography horror film Digging Up the Marrow, from indie director Adam Green.[9]