Lawrie Brewster

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Lawrie Brewster is a Scottish indie filmmaker, director and producer, known for his 2013 film Lord of Tears , which won the Audience Award at the 2013 Bram Stoker International Film Festival. [1] [2] He is also the director of Hex Media, a horror film production company that he runs with writer Sarah Daly, with whom he frequently collaborates, as well as technicians Michael Brewster and Tom Staunton. [3] [4]

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In 2014 Brewster began filming The Unkindness of Ravens , which was written by Daly and stars Jamie Scott Gordon, who co-starred in Lord of Tears. [5] [2] The film moved into post-production during 2015 and Brewster launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with costs. [6] Brewster also frequently works with actress Alexandra Hulme, with whom he began working in 2010 on the Morgan M. Morgansen short films.

In 2025 Brewster received a Special Recognition Award from the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for his work reviving Amicus Productions and his contributions to independent horror filmmaking. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerEditorCinematographerWith DalyWith HulmeWith GordonNotes
2010So Brightly in the DarkYesNoYesYesYesNoNoShort film
2010 Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny NoYesYesYesYesYesNoShort film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2010 Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo NoNoNoYesYesYesNoShort film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2011White OutYesYesYesYesYesNoNo [8] [9] [10]
2012Turnip HeadYesYesNoNoYesNoNoShort film, also art director and visual effects [11]
2012EmpireYesYesNoNoNoShort film [12]
2013 Lord of Tears YesYesYesNoYesYesYes [13] [14] [15]
2015 Kids vs Monsters NoYesNoNoYesYesNo
2015 The Unkindness of Ravens YesYesYesNoYesNoYes [5] [16] [17]
2017 The Black Gloves YesYesYesNoYesYesYes [18] [19]
2018 The Devil's Machine YesNoNoNoYesYesYesOriginally titled Automata [20] [21]
2019For We Are ManyYesYesNoNoNoNoNoanthology film, with Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Mark Logan
2022Dragon KnightYesYesYesNoYesNoNo [22] [23]
2022Ghost crewYesYesYesNoYesNoNoAlso known as Linger. Starring Tom Staunton, Megan Tremethick and Gordon Holliday [24] [25]
2024The Slave and the SorcererYesYesYesNoYesNoNoStarring Chris Black, Megan Tremethick, Briony Monroe and Jonathan Hansler. [26] [27] [28]
2025The Reign of Queen GinnarraYesYesYesNoYesNoNoStarring Megan Tremethick, Andrew Gourlay and Dorian Todd. [29] [30] [31]
2025In the Grip of TerrorYesYesYesNoYesNoNoA new Amicus Productions horror anthology starring Jane Merrow, Laurence R. Harvey, and Megan Tremethick. [32] [33] [34]

References

  1. ↑ "Award Winners 2013". Bram Stoker Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Laurie Brewster: The Creative Future of Edinburgh". Impulse Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Hex Media. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Halloween horror in Kirkcaldy's Old Kirk". Fife Today. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Squires, John. "Demonic Birds Strike in The Unkindness of Ravens; Help Fund and Watch Extreme Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Hamman, Cody. "TRAILER FOR LAWRIE BREWSTER'S THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS WINGS ITS WAY ONLINE". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Here are the Winners in the (Gasp!) 23rd Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards". RondoAward.com. March 4, 2025. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Brown, Todd. "Scotland Is Caught In A Never Ending Winter In Lawrie Brewster's WHITE OUT". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fife director Lawrie Brewster to unleash hell with White Out". The Courier. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Ford, Allan. "'White Out' Movie Trailer and Photos". Filmofilia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Beggs, Scott. "Watch: The Wondrously Bizarre World of 'Turnip Head'". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Beggs, Scott. "Watch: 'Empire' Is the Horror of War Silently Distilled into Black and White". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Zimmerman, Samuel. "Director Lawrie Brewster Drops Another Owlman Prank, Talks New Films". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "DVD Review: LORD OF TEARS". Starburst. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday: Lord of Tears (2013)" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  16. ↑ Alexander, Chris. "Nightmarish Stills, Gory Trailer For New UK Indie THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  17. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday: The Unkindness of Ravens (2016)" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  18. ↑ Alexander, Chris. "The Black Gloves Brings Back The Owlman". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  19. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Movie Review – The Black Gloves" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  20. ↑ Miska, Brad. "Lawrie Brewster's Period Horror 'Automata' Breaks Kickstarter Record". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  21. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday – The Devil's Machine (2019)" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  22. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "Hex Studios Announce Sword & Sorcery Epic DRAGON KNIGHT" . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  23. ↑ Halen, Adrian. "Hex Studios Returns With New Horror/Fantasy DRAGON KNIGHT!" . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Ghost Crew (2022) Review". Voices from the Balcony. March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Hex Studios: LINGER Launches Hellion Video Label". Starburst Magazine. October 24, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  26. ↑ "The Slave and the Sorcerer". JoBlo.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Horriffic 2024: The Slave and the Sorcerer Review". Nerdly. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  28. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "Horror Studio Prep Sword and Sorcery Epic". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  29. ↑ "Megan Tremethick – The Reign of Queen Ginnarra". Starburst Magazine. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  30. ↑ "Exclusive Romford Horror Film Festival interview with "The Reign of Queen Ginnarra" actress Megan Tremethick". Blazing Minds. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  31. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "Amicus Productions Wraps IN THE GRIP OF TERROR". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  32. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (15 August 2023). "British Horror Label Amicus Resurrects With Anthology Film "In the Grip of Terror"". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  33. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (16 August 2023). "Short sharp shocks: the glorious return of the Amicus portmanteau horror film". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  34. ↑ Scott, Ryan (26 July 2024). "IN THE GRIP OF TERROR Photos Bring Amicus Back From The Dead". Fangoria. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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