Flanagan's "Carrie" conveys what it means to live in our modern society
Being a huge fan of Mike Flanagan , master of horror and director of the hit Netflix series “ The Haunting of Hill House ” and “ Midnight Mass ” (along many others), 2026’s “ Carrie ” was naturally on my radar. Flanagan has written and directed multiple Stephen King adaptations such as “ Gerald’s Game ” (2017), “ Doctor Sleep ” (2019), and “ The Life of Chuck ” (2024). Flanagan is planning to collaborate with King once again on his upcoming version of “ The Mist .” I sat down to binge-watch all eight episodes of “Carrie” on Prime Video over this past Halloween weekend. While I had planned to tune in when it first premiered on Oct. 7, I also needed to find the time to watch the entire 7 hours and 30 minutes of film. photo credit - Amazon The premise of “ Carrie ” was authored by Stephen King in 1974; King’s first official publication. Since then, there have been three total remakes of the plot. One in 1976 (directed by Brian De Palma), another in 2013 (direct...