David F. Sandberg

David F. Sandberg
Sandberg at the 2019 WonderCon
Born	(1981-01-21) 21 January 1981 (age 43) Jönköping, Sweden
Other names	ponysmasher
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Lights Out Annabelle: Creation Shazam! Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Spouse	Lotta Losten ​ (m. 2013)​

David F. Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his collective no-budget horror short films under the online pseudonym ponysmasher and for his 2016 directorial debut Lights Out, based on his 2013 acclaimed horror short of the same name.^[1] He also directed the horror film Annabelle: Creation (2017) as part of The Conjuring Universe, and the DC Extended Universe films Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).