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 co-founded the production company Mångata.

Filmography

• 2025Call of the Ocean — Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
• 2025Until Dawn — Missing Person (voice) (uncredited), Director, Producer
• 2023Shazam! Fury of the Gods — Pedestrian Attacked by Harpy / Mister Mind (uncredited), Director
• 2019Shazam! — Mr. Mind / Travis / Gangster Crocodile-Men (uncredited), Director
• 2017Annabelle: Creation — Director
• 2016Closet Space — Man, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2016Lights Out — Director
• 2015Attic Panic — Ghost
• 2014Lights Out — Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
• 2012Ladyboy — Director
• A Little Slice of Hell — Director
• Lights Out 2 — Producer
• Mommy's Home — Director, Producer
• Untitled Amityville Horror Film — Director, Producer

Appearances as themselves (3)

• BIANCA — Self - Guest
• 2020Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe — Self
• 2019DC Spotlight: Shazam! — Self