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. 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.
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. The film moved into post-production during 2015 and Brewster launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with costs. 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.
Filmography Year Film Director Producer Editor Cinematographer With Daly With Hulme With Gordon Notes2010So Brightly in the Dark Short film2010Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin2010Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin2011White Out2012Turnip HeadShort film, also art director and visual effects2012EmpireShort film2013Lord of Tears2015Kids vs Monsters2015The Unkindness of Ravens2017The Black Gloves2018The Devil's MachineOriginally titled Automata2019For We Are Manyanthology film, with Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Mark Logan2022Dragon Knight2022Ghost crew Also known as Linger. Starring Tom Staunton, Megan Tremethick and Gordon Holliday 2022The Vance Institute Per Nerdly, the film was given an unauthorized re-edit to make the 2023 film Trauma Therapy: Psychosis, per a request by Brewster, the director was listed as "Gary Barth".2024The Slave and the Sorcerer Starring Chris Black, Megan Tremethick, Briony Monroe and Jonathan Hansler. 2025 The Reign of Queen Ginnarra Starring Megan Tremethick, Andrew Gourlay and Dorian Todd. 2025 In the Grip of Terror A new Amicus Productions horror anthology starring Jane Merrow, Laurence R. Harvey, and Megan Tremethick. 2025 The Reign of Queen Ginnarra Co-written with Daly, won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Independent Film
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