Mick Garris

ActorCrewWriterDirectorProducer Dec 4 (age 74) Santa Monica, California, USA 1980–2026 (46 year career)

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Biography

Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He has been recognized for his contributions as a director, producer, and screenwriter in the horror genre. He's known for his work on various film and television projects, including adaptations of Stephen King's novels such as "The Stand" and "The Shining." Garris has also been involved in creating and hosting interviews for the series "Post Mortem with Mick Garris," where he engages …

Known For

Film

Pretty Little Liars

Director

Film

Unbroken

Executive Producer

Film

Once Upon a Time

Director

Film

Hocus Pocus

Co-Executive Producer

Film

Tales from the Crypt

Director

Film

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Zombie (uncredited)

Film

Hocus Pocus 2

Characters

Film

Shadowhunters

Director

Filmography

Acting (60)

Movies (51)

The Thing Expanded

2026 Upcoming

as Self

Apr 1

The Vincent Price Legacy

2025

as Himself

9.0

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

2024

as Self

7.9

House of Ashes

2024

as Television Narrator

The Last Podcast

2024

as Stan the Bartender

King on Screen

2023

as Self

6.9

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

2023

as Self

5.9

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022

as Self

7.5

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

2022

as Self

7.5

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022

as Self

6.4

The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

as Self

Sky Sharks

as Dr. Gage Creed

In Search of Darkness: Part II

as Self

Tales of the Uncanny

as Self

All Hail the Popcorn King!

2019

as Self

1.0

In Search of Darkness

2019

as Self

7.5

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019

as Self

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

as Self

6.4

Gods & Monsters

2018

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018

as Self

7.0

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

2018

as Self

Cult of Terror

2017

as Self - Filmmaker

6.8

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

as Self - Filmmaker

The Rift

as Martin

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

2016

as Himself

Tales of Halloween

2015

as The Phantom

5.7

Digging Up the Marrow

2015

as Self

5.4

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2012

as Self

5.2

Naschy of the Full Moon

2011

as Self

10.0

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011

as Self

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

2010

as Self

7.0

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as Self

7.8

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010

as Self - Host

6.0

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

as Self

The Psycho Legacy

as Self

Tales from the Script

2009

as Self

6.5

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009

as Self

6.6

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy

2008

4.5

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

as Self

Carícia Fatal

Gotham Cafe

as Father Callahan

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

as Self

Riding the Bullet

as Dr. Higgins

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

as Self

The Stupids

as Reporter #2

The Quick and the Dead

1995

as Young Herod's Man

6.5

Hooray for Horrorwood

1991

as Self

8.0

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

as Zombie (uncredited)

8.2

Take One: Fear on Film

1982

as Self

7.0

The Howling

1981

as Man with TV Guide (uncredited)

6.6

Microwave Massacre 2: Undead Leftovers!

as Microwaved Mick

Television (9)

Horror's Greatest

2024

as Self - Director, Sleepwalkers

6.3

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982

2023

as Self

6.8

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022

7.0

The Stand

2020

as Boulder Partygoer (uncredited)

6.8

Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self

On Story

as Self

Halloween Wars

as Self - Guest Judge

The Shining

as AA Hartwell

The Stand

as Henry Dunbarton

Crew (100)

Movies (78)

Clownado

Thanks

Hocus Pocus 2

Characters

Nightmare Cinema

Director

Nightmare Cinema

Producer

Nightmare Cinema

Screenplay

Unbroken

Executive Producer

Fear Itself: The Sacrifice

2008

Writer

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Producer

The Washingtonians

Producer

Dream Cruise

Creator

Dream Cruise

Producer

Desperation

Director

Desperation

Executive Producer

Pelts

Executive Producer

Haeckel's Tale

Executive Producer

Haeckel's Tale

Writer

The V Word

Writer

Chocolate

Director

Chocolate

Short Story

Chocolate

Writer

Valerie on the Stairs

2006

Director

5.3

Valerie on the Stairs

2006

Executive Producer

5.3

Valerie on the Stairs

2006

Producer

5.3

Valerie on the Stairs

2006

Writer

5.3

The Screwfly Solution

Producer

The Damned Thing

Creator

The Fair Haired Child

Executive Producer

Cigarette Burns

Creator

Cigarette Burns

Executive Producer

Homecoming

Creator

Homecoming

Executive Producer

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

Executive Producer

Dance of the Dead

Creator

Dance of the Dead

Executive Producer

Riding the Bullet

Director

Riding the Bullet

Producer

Riding the Bullet

Writer

The Judge

Director

Virtual Obsession

Director

Virtual Obsession

Producer

Virtual Obsession

Writer

Ghosts

Screenplay

Ghosts

Story

Quicksilver Highway

Director

Quicksilver Highway

Producer

Quicksilver Highway

Writer

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995

Director

Hocus Pocus

1993

Co-Executive Producer

Hocus Pocus

Screenplay

Hocus Pocus

Story

The Nightmare Begins Again

Director

Sleepwalkers

Director

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Director

The Fly II

Screenplay

The Fly II

Story

Critters 2

Director

Critters 2

Writer

*batteries not included

Story

Amazing Stories

Story

Amazing Stories

Teleplay

Fuzzbucket

Director

Fuzzbucket

Producer

Fuzzbucket

Writer

The Making Of The Goonies

1985

Director

6.7

The Making Of The Goonies

1985

Producer

6.7

The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

1984

Story Consultant

7.4

The Making of 'The Thing'

1982

Director

7.3

The Making of 'The Thing'

1982

Producer

7.3

The Making of 'The Thing'

Writer

Coming Soon

Producer

Coming Soon

Writer

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982

Director

7.3

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982

Producer

7.3

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982

Writer

7.3

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

1981

Director

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

1981

Producer

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

1980

Producer

4.8

Hocus Pocus 3

Characters

Mick Garris

Biography

Known For

Pretty Little Liars

Unbroken

Once Upon a Time

Hocus Pocus

Tales from the Crypt

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Hocus Pocus 2

Shadowhunters

Filmography

Acting (60)

Movies (51)

Television (9)

Crew (100)

Movies (78)

Television (22)