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Matthew John Lawrence

Matthew John Lawrence

Director

5 horror credits

Matthew John Lawrence is an American writer, director, producer, and editor. His work, which includes both narrative and documentary, has played over 180 festivals, museums, and art houses on five different continents, earning numerous awards along the way. His films and videos have been written about in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and The A.V. Club, among others.

Matthew's feature film Uncle Peckerhead was produced by Subtle T-Rex and distributed in August 2020 by Dread, the genre arm of Epic Pictures Group. The film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is available in over 30 countries internationally. His latest feature film, Bloody Axe Wound, was released theatrically on December 27, 2024, debuted on Shudder in March 2025, and later went to Hulu in September 2025.

Director3 films

Bloody Axe Wound

Bloody Axe Wound

Director

2024 4.0
Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead

Director

2020 2.0
Larry Gone Demon

Larry Gone Demon

Director

2015

Writer3 films

Bloody Axe Wound

Bloody Axe Wound

Writer

2024 4.0
Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead

Writer

2020 2.0
Larry Gone Demon

Larry Gone Demon

Writer

2015

Producer3 films

Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead

Producer

2020 2.0
Holiday Fear

Holiday Fear

Producer

2017
Larry Gone Demon

Larry Gone Demon

Producer

2015

Editor3 films

Bloody Axe Wound

Bloody Axe Wound

Editor

2024 4.0
Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead

Editor

2020 2.0
Larry Gone Demon

Larry Gone Demon

Editor

2015

Actor1 film

Isolation

Isolation

Ton Richardson

2021