Mike Flanagan on set of Midnight Mass
(Image credit: Netflix)

The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan has big plans for his next movie, a new chapter in 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Exorcist series: it will be his🦩 scariest film yet. OšŸ…ŗr at least he hopes so, anyway...

"This is an opportunity to do something that I believe has never been done within the franchise – something that honors what came before it but isn't built on🦩 nostalgia," said Flanagan in an interview with . "I really just saw an opportunity to make the scariest movie I've ever made. I know expectations are high. No one's more intimidated than I am."

It's quite the ā™Žclaim, really, given that Flanagan has crafted some pretty terrifying onscreen moments; who could ever forget that car jšŸøump scene in Hill House?  

"We aren't making this easy on ourselves. But I've always felt that there's no point in going into a franchise or into a property that is monolithic unless there's something new you can bring," said Flanagan. "I chased The Exorcist very aggressiš’ƒvely because I was convinced I had something that I could add."

Flanagan's upcoming horror is set to be the next installment in Blumhouse's Exorcist saga, which kicked off last year with David Gordon Green's 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Exorcist: Believer. The next two movies in the franchise were supposed to be sequels to Believer, but after the 2023 movie was met with lackluster reviews, Green dropped out. Flanagan's flick has been confirmed as a "澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:radical new take" on the franchise. 

Flanagan's previous works include 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass. The filmmaker has pulled away from the streamer more recently, however, and fought for his works to be released elsewhere. The upcoming movie marks the fourth collaboration for Flanagan and Blumhouse after 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Oculus, Hush, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.

Flanagan's Exorcist movie does not have a release date at this time. For more, check out our list of the 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:best horror movies, or keep up to date with 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:upcoming horror movies heading your way in 2024.   

I am an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for šŸ’ƒSFX and Total Film online. I have a Bachelors Degree in Media Production and JournašŸ…˜lism and a Masters in Fashion Journalism from UAL. In the past I have written for local UK and US newspaper outlets such as the Portland Tribune and York Mix and worked in communications, before focusing on film and entertainment writing. I am a HUGE horror fan and in 2022 I created my very own single issue feminist horror magazine.