Midnight Mass director wants to work with Control, Alan Wake creator

In the coming months, Alan Wake 2, creative director and writer Sam Lake is further expanding the shared universe of Remedy Entertainment’s video games. Mike Flanagan is a horror director who would like to lend a hand.

They spoke at a Tribeca Festival Panel 2023 this past week. Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment’s oeuvre, You can also find out more about the following: the influences that have shaped both of their projects throughout the years. They also spent a good amount of time gushing over each other’s work. (Flanagan is a self-professed “huge fan” of Alan Wake and Control.) During a Q&A segment at the end of the panel, an audience member asked Flanagan if, given Lake’s habit of writing stories that cross over with one another, the two creators might want to collaborate at some point.

“Given the writer’s strike, there’s not much going on right now,” Flanagan said, referring to the ongoing Writer’s Guild of America strike that began on May 2. “But in the future, nothing would make me happier.”

You can also find original artworks like Midnight Mass, Oculus, You can also find out more about the following: HushFlanagan spent most of his career adapting stories to Netflix miniseries. The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson’s works are recreated in this video. The Haunting of Bly-Manor reimagined Turn of the Screw Henry James. He’s also working on an eight-episode miniseries based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Fall of Usher’s House. Flanagan also adapted Stephen King’s horror novels into movies. Gerald’s Game You can also find out more about the following: Doctor Sleep both directly pulled from King’s work, and Flanagan owns the rights to The Dark Tower series.

Lake is no stranger to Stephen King’s writing. The original Alan Wake begins with a direct quote of the author, and the rest of the game is a potent homage to the horror master’s staggering portfolio. 2019’s ControlThe horror of King is also a strong influence in. It was inspired by SCP Foundation – a collaborative fiction project that celebrates the New Weird.

“I admire your work,” Lake told Flanagan towards the end of the panel. “Your characters confront their flaws in terrifying and supernatural circumstances, but through all of your work, there is always hope.”