Michael Chaves | |
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_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) Chaves at South by Southwest 2019 | |
| Born | (1984-11-03)November 3, 1984 (age 41) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Michael Chaves (born November 3, 1984) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror filmsThe Curse of La Llorona (2019),The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021),The Nun II (2023), andThe Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).[1][2]
Chaves began directing several short films includingThe Maiden, which won theBest Super Short Horror Film Award at Shriekfest 2016.[3] He also created the television seriesChase Champion, and directed all of the episodes.[4][5][6] In 2017, he directed additional photography onThe Nun (2018), alongside the film's directorCorin Hardy.[7]
He transitioned to feature-length filmmaking with the horror filmsThe Curse of La Llorona (2019),[8]The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021),[2]The Nun II (2023),[9] andThe Conjuring: Last Rites (2025),[10] all produced byJames Wan. The latter three films are the seventh, eighth, and ninth installments ofThe Conjuring Universe, respectively.
Michael Chaves is currently signed on to direct another horror film,The Reckoning, forMichael Bay,Bradley Fuller, andAndrew Form, underPlatinum Dunes, with a script written byPatrick Melton andMarcus Dunstan.[11]
In January 2026, it was announced that Chaves would make his comic-book debut withCorpse Knight forSkybound Entertainment and published byImage Comics. A six-issue miniseries written by Chaves, illustrated by Matthew Roberts, and colored by Rico Renzi, the series follows a young girl named Foy whose father has mysteriously returned from the dead to protect her. The first issue goes on sale April 22 that same year.[12]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer | Notes |
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| 2018 | The Nun | Additional photography | No | [7] |
| 2019 | The Curse of La Llorona | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | The Nun II | Yes | No | |
| 2025 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | The Revenge of La Llorona | No | Yes | Post-production |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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| 2019 | "Bury a Friend" | Billie Eilish | [13] |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | VFX |
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| 2009 | Worst Date Ever | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 2010 | Regen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Massacre Lake | No | No | No | Yes |
| Make Note of Every Sound | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2016 | The Maiden | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Web series
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | VFX | Notes |
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| 2010 | The Guild | No | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Chase Champion | Yes | Yes | No | 11 episodes |
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