Michael Chaves

Not to be confused with Michael Chavis.

Michael Chaves (born November 3, 1984) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror films The Curse of La Llorona (2019), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), The Nun II (2023), and The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).^[1][2]

Michael Chaves
Chaves at South by Southwest 2019
Born	(1984-11-03) November 3, 1984 (age 41)
Occupations	Director screenwriter producer editor visual effects artist
Years active	2009–present

Career

Chaves began directing several short films including The Maiden, which won the Best Super Short Horror Film Award at Shriekfest 2016.^[3] He also created the television series Chase Champion, and directed all of the episodes.^[4][5][6]

He transitioned to feature-length filmmaking with the horror films The Curse of La Llorona,^[7] The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,^[2] The Nun II,^[8] and The Conjuring: Last Rites,^[9] all produced by James Wan. The latter three films are the seventh, eighth, and ninth installments of The Conjuring Universe, respectively.

Michael Chaves is currently signed on to direct another horror film, The Reckoning, for Michael Bay, Bradley Fuller, and Andrew Form, under Platinum Dunes, with a script written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.^[10]

Filmography

Film

• The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
• The Nun II (2023)
• The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) (also executive producer)

Music video

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2019	"Bury a Friend"	Billie Eilish	[11]

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	VFX
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
2010	The Guild	No	No	Yes	2 episodes
2015	Chase Champion	Yes	Yes	No	11 episodes