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b'This conversation you are about to listen to, between Mike Flanagan and Mark Redfield, was conducted by phone while Flanagan was editing \\u201cBefore I Wake\\u201d in 2015, and Flanagan was on pins and needles waiting on word that Stephen King would give his blessing for him to make \\u201cGerald\\u2019s Game\\u201d.\\n\\nWriter-director-editor Mike Flanagan made his first splash with horror films fans with his 2011 crowd-source-funded film \\u201cAbsentia\\u201d. \\u201cAbsentia\\u201d featured actors from Flanagan\\u2019s student-film days, and genre favorite Doug Jones, the star of \\u201cThe Shape of Water\\u201d and \\u201cPan\\u2019s Labyrinth\\u201d .\\n\\nHis real break-out film in the horror genre was \\u201cOculus\\u201d from 2014.\\n\\nFlanagan\\u2019s next major film was \\u201cHush\\u201d, released by Netflix in 2016. This lead to writing and directing an adaptation of Stephen King\\u2019s \\u201cGerald\\u2019s Game\\u201d for Netflix and, eventually, to the adaptation of Shirley Jackson\\u2019s novel \\u201cThe Haunting of Hill House\\u201d for Netflix, released as a 10-episode film, in 2018. \\u201cThe Haunting of Hill House\\u201d as won raves and accolades from fans and critics. Stephen King said, \\u201c \\u2018The Haunting of Hill House\\u2019, revised and remodeled by Mike Flanagan. I don\\u2019t usually care for this kind of revisionism, but this is great. Close to a work of genius. I think Shirley Jackson would approve, but who knows for sure.\\u201d\\n\\nHis latest series on Netflix is "The Haunting Of Bly Manor".\\n\\nDon\'t Forget To Subscribe!\\nFor more great audio visit:\\nhttp://www.RedfieldArtsAudio.com'