Gary Dauberman

Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director.^[1][2] He is best known for writing The Conjuring Universe horror films Annabelle (2014), Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Nun (2018), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). He made his directorial debut with the latter film. Dauberman also co-wrote the supernatural horror film It (2017), and wrote its follow-up It Chapter Two (2019), which are based on the novel of the same name.

Gary Dauberman
Dauberman in 2025
Alma mater	Temple University
Occupations	Screenwriter director producer
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Sara Dauberman
Children	3

Early life

Dauberman grew up in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and graduated from Penncrest High School in 1995. He attended Delaware County Community College for two years, where he majored in communications, before transferring to Temple University, where he graduated with a degree in Film and Media Studies in 2001.^[3][4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Executive producer	Notes
2007	In the Spider's Web	Yes	No	TV movie
	Blood Monkey	Yes	No
2008	Swamp Devil	Yes	No
2019	Swamp Thing	Yes	Yes	Also developer; Wrote episode "Pilot"

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive producer	Ref.
2014	Annabelle	No	Yes	No
2016	Within	No	Yes	No
	Wolves at the Door	No	Yes	No
2017	Annabelle: Creation	No	Yes	No
	It	No	Yes	No
2018	The Nun	No	Yes	Yes
2019	Annabelle Comes Home	Yes	Yes	No
	It Chapter Two	No	Yes	Yes
2024	'Salem's Lot	Yes	Yes	Yes	[5]
2025	Until Dawn	No	Yes	No

Producer

• The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
• The Nun II (2023)
• Until Dawn (2025)