Matthew John Lawrence
Directing
Biography
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.
Known For
Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family’s bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie’s father Roger has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it’s time to take the family tradition in a new direction.
Bloody Axe Wound
When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
Uncle Peckerhead
An anthology of nine horror shorts filmed under the social distancing and self-isolation requirements of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Isolation
Charles is deeply in debt and desperate to save his kidnapped dog. In a last-ditch effort to secure the ransom, Charles returns home to ask his wealthy, widowed mother for help. An unimaginable bargain is struck.
Mother Fucker
Wade has issues. He drinks too much, he bites women and he has an insatiable taste for blood. He is a loner, bound by a successful routine that has kept his vices thriving. But after a night of promiscuous feeding lands him in trouble with the locals, Wade flees to a small coastal town, vowing to change his ways and bring an end to his nomadic lifestyle.
Two Pints Lighter
In the final act of a slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer.
Holiday Fear
Left with nothing by their recently deceased father, two aimless brothers head home to face his funeral.
A Good Fish
A frenetic, punk-rock nightmare centering on one asshole of a roommate. When three twenty-somethings must deal with the incorrigible and incredibly demonic Larry, they risk life and limb in an attempt to save the soul of their once-kind-and-unassuming friend while also procuring his five-hundred dollars in back rent. Black metal, excrement, Russian gangs, bowling priests, and aborted fetuses collide in this riotous horror-comedy.
Larry Gone Demon
After finding a magical Polaroid camera at a Jersey Shore garage sale, a heartbroken twenty-something embarks on a wild road trip with his best friend and a sardonic clown. Each photo draws them deeper into the mystery of the redhead who appears in every snapshot.
Shoebox Redhead
In the spring of 2009, over 250 men from across the globe descended on Anchorage, Alaska to compete in the World Beard and Mustache Championships. Among them was Charles Parker Newton, a man on a mission—not just to compete, but to uncover the culture and characters of the follicle elite. With wit and wonder, Parker documents his journey through the world of competitive bearding in ENTER THE BEARD.