If James Wan is horror's architect, Michael Chaves is the guy who shows up late with a hammer and no blueprint. And the cracks are showing.
Michael Chaves doesn't "suck" because he's incompetent. He sucks because he represents everything corporate horror has become: risk-averse, over-reliant on IP, and terrified of silence. His films aren't crafted—they're assembled. And in a genre built on atmosphere, that's the real curse. michael chaves sucks
With three entries in the Conjuring universe and a résumé of recycled jump scares, director Michael Chaves has become a symbol of franchise horror at its most uninspired. If James Wan is horror's architect, Michael Chaves
When James Wan handed the keys to The Conjuring franchise to Michael Chaves, fans braced for a new visionary. Instead, they got a journeyman who confuses volume with velocity, noise with nuance, and CGI contortions with genuine dread. He sucks because he represents everything corporate horror