Mick Garris

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Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Amazing Stories.

Contents 1 Awards 2 Selected filmography 3 As writer 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Awards

• Garris received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 New York City Horror Film Festival. He received the award in person after a screening of his Masters of Horror episode Valerie on the Stairs.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
• Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
• Sleepwalkers (1992)
• The Stand (1994)
• The Shining (1997)
• Riding the Bullet (2004)
• Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)
• Masters of Horror - Valerie on the Stairs (2006)
• Desperation (2006)

[edit] As writer

• *batteries not included (1987)
• Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
• The Fly II (1989)
• Riding the Bullet (2004)
• Masters of Horror - "Haeckel's Tale" (2005)
• Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)

[edit] See also

• Masters of Horror
• Fear Itself

[edit] External links

• Mick Garris at the Internet Movie Database
• NYC Horrorfest