Michael Chaves (born November 3, 1978) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror films ''

The Curse of La Llorona ''The Curse of La Llorona'' (also known as ''The Curse of the Weeping Woman'' in some markets) is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias ...

'' (2019), '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' (2021), and ''

The Nun II ''The Nun II'' is a 2023 American Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves, with a screenplay written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and Akela Cooper from a story by Cooper. Serving as a sequel to ''The Nun'' (2018) and ...

'' (2023).

Career

Chaves began directing several short films including ''The Maiden'', which won the Best Super Short Horror Film Award at Shriekfest 2016. He also created the television series ''Chase Champion'', and directed all of the episodes. He transitioned to feature-length filmmaking with the horror films ''

'', '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'', ''

'', and '' The Conjuring: Last Rites'', all produced by

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. The latter three films are the seventh, eighth, and ninth installments of

The Conjuring Universe ''The Conjuring'' Universe is an American horror franchise and shared universe centered on a series of supernatural horror films. The franchise is produced by New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner ...

, respectively. He is also signed on to direct another horror film, ''The Reckoning'', for

Michael Bay Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special eff ...

Bradley Fuller Bradley Fuller (born November 5, 1965) is an American film and television producer. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, partnering with both Michael Bay and Andrew Form. Early life and education Bradley Fuller was born in 1965 into a family of theatre ...

, and

Andrew Form Andrew Form (born February 3, 1969) is an American film producer known for producing the films '' Friday the 13th'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and '' The Purge''. He is the co-founder of company Platinum Dunes along with Michael Bay and ...

, under

Platinum Dunes Platinum Dunes is an American film and television production company founded in 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. It is mainly known for producing horror films, such as ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', '' Friday the 13th'', '' ...

, with a script written by

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and

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Filmography

Film * ''

'' (2019) * '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' (2021) * ''

'' (2023) * '' The Conjuring: Last Rites'' (2025) Music video Short film Web series

References

External links

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