Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director of horror films. He is best known for his work within "The Conjuring Universe", writing the spin-off films "Annabelle" (2014), "Annabelle: Creation" (2017) and "The Nun" (2018), and writing and directing "Annabelle Comes Home" (2019). He has also worked on several Stephen King adaptations, co-writing "It" (2017), writing "It Chapter Two" (2019), and writing and directing "Salem's Lot" (2024). He also founded the production company Coin Operated.