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), and The Nun II (2023).

[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.

He is also 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.