Mick Garris
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 with prominent figures in the horror and entertainment industry. His career reflects a deep involvement in and passion for the world of horror storytelling.
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Acting History
2025
The Vincent Price Legacy as Himself
2024In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 as Self
2024House of Ashes as Television Narrator
2024Horror's Greatest as Self - Director, Sleepwalkers
2024Horror's Greatest as Self - Creator, Nightmare Cinema
2024The Last Podcast as Stan the Bartender
2023King on Screen as Self
2023Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self
2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
2022In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
20221982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
2022Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story as Self
2022The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as Self
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2020The Stand as Boulder Partygoer (uncredited)
2020Tales of the Uncanny as Self
2020Sky Sharks as Dr. Gage Creed
2020In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf as Self
2019All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self
2019In Search of Darkness as Self
2018The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 as Self
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
2018Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
2018Gods & Monsters
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
2017Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions as Self - Filmmaker
2016The Rift as Martin
2016Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy as Himself
2015Tales of Halloween as The Phantom
2015Digging Up the Marrow as Self
2012Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever as Self
2011Naschy of the Full Moon as Self
2011Halloween Wars as Self - Guest Judge
2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
2011On Story as Self
2010The Psycho Legacy as Self
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry as Self - Host
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth as Self
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. as Self
2009Nightmares in Red, White and Blue as Self
2009Tales from the Script as Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
2008Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
2007Carícia Fatal
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy as Self
2005Gotham Cafe as Father Callahan
2004Riding the Bullet as Dr. Higgins
1999Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
1997The Shining as AA Hartwell
1996The Stupids as Reporter #2
1995The Quick and the Dead as Young Herod's Man
1994The Stand as Henry Dunbarton
1991Hooray for Horrorwood as Self
1983Michael Jackson's Thriller as Zombie (uncredited)
1982Take One: Fear on Film as Self
1981The Howling as Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
—The Thing Expanded as Self