Mike Flanagan shares epic list of his favourite horror movies on Letterboxd

That's quite the lineup.
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Between The Fall of the House of Usher, The Midnight Club, The Haunting of Hill House, and many more, Mike Flanagan is quickly becoming one of horror's household names.

But what horror movies does the man himself like what watching? On Sunday, the writer/director joined the film-focused social media platform Letterboxd, and his first port of call was drawing up some all-time favourite lists.

"Finally joined Letterboxd," wrote Flanagan on Twitter/X. "Only positing positivity, and it's going to take me a few weeks to catch up on building my profile, but here's a start."


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One of the lists contained a roundup of Mike Flanagan's favourite horror movies of all-time. We've shared it below in full, ordered alphabetically, and where to watch them.

How to watch Mike Flanagan's favourite horror movies:

Flanagan has also shared lists of his favourite movies in general and his favourite independent horror movies. You can see all his lists on Letterboxd.

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