David F. Sandberg

David Fredrik Sandberg born 21 January 1981 is a Swedish filmmaker He is best known for his homemade short horror films released under the online pseudonym ponysmasher and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out 2016 based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle Creation 2017 Shazam 2019 and Until Dawn 2025 He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten who has starred in many of his short films He cofounded the production company Mångata