Move Over 'Carrie': Mike Flanagan Teases His 'Exorcist' Movie at NYCC 2026 - CNET

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Mike Flanagan is a busy man. Just this week, his TV series remake of Stephen King‘s horror classic, Carrie, premiered on Prime Video. Clayface, the body-horror movie inspired by the DC Comics character, for which he co-wrote the script, hits theaters on Oct. 23.

Now, he’s onto promoting his next completed project, a film he called “the scariest movie I’ve ever made,” while discussing The Exorcist: Martyrs at Friday’s Blumhouse panel at NYCC.

If you’ve been keeping track, Flanagan’s name has been attached to the iconic horror franchise, which began in 1973 and is based on the William Peter Blatty novel of the same name. Since Linda Blair terrified audiences as the demon-possessed young girl, Reagan MacNeil, the movie series expanded. There have been sequels, a prequel and even a short-lived TV show.

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