Michael Chaves


Michael Chaves is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror films The Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II, and The Conjuring: Last Rites.

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 Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II, and The Conjuring: Last Rites, 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.
In January 2026, it was announced that Chaves would make his comic-book debut with Corpse Knight for Skybound Entertainment and published by Image 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.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorExecutive producerNotes
2019The Curse of La Llorona
2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2023The Nun II
2025The Conjuring: Last Rites
TBAThe Revenge of La LloronaPost-production

Music video
YearTitleArtist
2019"Bury a Friend"Billie Eilish

Short film
YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorVFX
2009Worst Date Ever
2010Regen
2014Massacre Lake
2014Make Note of Every Sound
2016The Maiden

Web series
YearTitleDirectorWriterVFXNotes
2010The Guild2 episodes
2015Chase Champion11 episodes