Jan Mikael Håfström (born 1 July 1960) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2003 film, Evil.
Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.
Håfström's 2003 film, Evil, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards. His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market.
In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.
Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007. He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.
He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011. His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct an film adaptation of Tunnels.
From the time that you appeared
And for over thirty years
We've been riding the sound with guitars
From the time we've touched the strings
And felt the lightning coming out
There's nothing but metal to think
There's power in us all
A lot of strength inside us
Feel it in our hearts
And our souls are still devoted to
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us
And it will sound for eternity
All the hard arpeggio solos
And the power on the stage
Are like a whiplash
Thats whipping our minds
All those years live and loud
With all the metal-heads on our side
There's nothing to fear at all
There's power in us all
A lot of strength inside us
Feel it in our hearts
And our souls are still devoted to
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us
And it will sound for eternity
There's power in us all
A lot of strength inside us
Feel it in our hearts
And our souls are still devoted to
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us
Heavy metal
Once you will hear it
There's no turning back
Heavy metal
This is a gift that God gave to us