Mick Garris’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Mick Garris has 14 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Recurring themes

The Visit
2015
Horror · Thriller

13 Ghosts
1960
Horror

April Fool's Day
1986
Horror · Mystery

The Tingler
1959
Horror · Science Fiction

Cult of Chucky
2017
Horror · Thriller

The Slumber Party Massacre
1982
Horror · Comedy

Child's Play
2019
Horror · Science Fiction

Fright Night Part 2
1988
Horror · Comedy
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.
Dir. John Landis · With Michael Jackson, Ola Ray, Vincent Price
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.
Dir. Stan Winston · With Michael Jackson, Pat Dade, Amy Smallman

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Dir. Kenny Ortega · With Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.
Dir. Matthew Robbins · With Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae
A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.
Dir. Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade · With Mickey Rourke, Sarah Elizabeth Withers, Elizabeth Reaser
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Don Keith Opper
Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.
Dir. Chris Walas · With Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey

An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
Dir. Mick Garris

A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated entirely by monsters.
Dir. Adam Green · With Ray Wise, Adam Green, Kane Hodder
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
Dir. Mick Garris
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Jonathan Jackson, Barbara Hershey, David Arquette