Essays & opinion
Before The Love Witch, Anna Biller Put Herself Inside the Fantasy
Lawrie Brewster explores Anna Biller in Viva: her performance as Barbi, feminine glamour and the courage behind her first feature before The Love Witch.
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Interviews
Joseph Renzetti on Winning an Oscar and Surviving Hollywood
Lawrie Brewster interviews Joseph Renzetti about his Oscar, Child's Play, Hollywood disappointments and a lifetime of making music for film.
Essays & opinion
Anna Biller and the Trouble with Calling Everything Camp
Lawrie Brewster explores Anna Biller, The Love Witch and The Face of Horror, asking why horror audiences sometimes mistake cinematic sincerity for camp.
Interviews
Aaron Truss on Employee of the Dead: Friendship, Filmmaking and Remembering Rob Knox
Aaron Truss talks to Lawrie Brewster about Employee of the Dead, remembering Rob Knox, working with Jake West and finding sincerity in horror comedy.
News
Megan Tremethick Hits 60,000 Instagram Followers
Megan Tremethick passes 60,000 Instagram followers. Lawrie Brewster explores the British Horror Studio star’s vintage glamour and organic growth.
News
In the Grip of Terror: Amicus UK Cinema Dates Announced
In the Grip of Terror brings Amicus back to UK cinemas this autumn. Find announced dates, cinema links and the new British Horror Studio Picture House plans.
Features
Six Terrifying Tales: Meet the Winners of Our Spooky Tales Competition
Discover six chilling tales selected from more than 100 entries to the British Horror Studio’s Spooky Tales competition, and meet the talented writers behind these wonderfully macabre stories.
Interviews
Joel Haver: The Filmmaker Who Refused to Wait for Permission
In a new interview with Lawrie Brewster, filmmaker and animator Joel Haver discusses creative freedom, film festivals, independent distribution and why YouTube deserves to be taken seriously as a home for cinema.
Essays & opinion
Is Acting Still a Craft? Megan Tremethick on Training, Tradition and Indie Horror
Is acting still a craft? Megan Tremethick discusses classical training, self-education, emotional truth and the changing world of indie horror.
Interviews
Jeff Barker Interview Transcript: The Soul of Screenwriting, and the Art of Character
Read the full interview transcript with Jeff Barker as he discusses screenwriting, horror, character, family collaboration, ADHD, and the human drama at the heart of genre cinema.
Interviews
Jeff Barker Discusses Screenwriting, Storytelling and Curry Barker’s Journey with Obsession in New Interview
Screenwriter and script consultant Jeff Barker joins Lawrie Brewster for an in-depth interview on screenwriting, horror storytelling and Curry Barker’s journey with Obsession.
Essays & opinion
Wuthering Heights Is a Storm, Not “Toxic Romance”
Why Wuthering Heights isn’t “toxic romance”: a critique of modern reductionism and a defence of Brontë’s elemental Gothic vision.
News
A New Era in British Horror: The B-Team Debuts with Three Feature Films starring Megan Tremethick
On Saturday 1st November, filmmakers Lawrie Brewster and Sarah Daly hosted a prestigious black-tie event at the ornate Pathhead Halls in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, to officially launch The B-Team, a new branch of the British Horror Studio led by rising star Megan Tremethick and Paul William Kelly. The town, now synonymous with independent horror film production in the UK, provided the perfect backdrop for this cinematic unveiling.
Essays & opinion
The Return of Tigon? Yes… but Not Quite, Says Filmmaker Lawrie Brewster
According to filmmaker Lawrie Brewster, the launch of The B-Team marks one of the most significant shifts in British indie horror in recent years.
News
Lawrie Brewster Fulfils Make-A-Wish Dream in Powerful New Horror Film Mr Whispers
When the Make-A-Wish Foundation reached out with a unique request, this old leathery film producer, yes, I, Lawrie Brewster, knew I had to say yes.
Essays & opinion
Lawrie Brewster: Horror Filmmakers Deserve Rest to Survive the Stress
Lawrie Brewster talks about the need to take breaks from horror filmmaking to embrace fresh air, face paint and friendship and why rest matters more than ever.
Interviews
How Sarah Daly Went from Ireland to Rewriting the Rules of British Indie Horror
Irish writer and filmmaker Sarah Daly brings poetry, grit, and Gothic charm to British indie horror through Hex Studios and Fife Creative Studios.
News
Lawrie Brewster’s Revival of Amicus Productions Set to Premiere at Romford Film Festival
Amicus Productions returns with In the Grip of Terror, its first film in 40 years, premiering 24 May at Romford Film Festival. Directed by Lawrie Brewster.
Exclusives
Tony Mardon on Passion, Struggle and Indie Horror: A Conversation with Lawrie Brewster
Lawrie Brewster interviews Tony Mardon on The Witches of the Sands, exploring horror filmmaking, emotional tragedy, and an astonishing journey of resilience.
Features
The Reign of Queen Ginnarra Is a Devastating Fusion of Medieval Dread and Lovecraftian Horror
Lawrie Brewster and Sarah Daly's The Reign of Queen Ginnarra is Hex Studios' most ambitious feature yet, and it's packed with Lovecraftian chills.
Exclusives
Lawrie Brewster Interviews Andy Edwards: Sex, Style, and the Savage Side of British Horror
Indie maverick Andy Edwards dishes on sexy slashers, twisted fairy tales, and the gritty magic of British Indiehorror in Lawrie Brewster’s bold interview.
Exclusives
Everything You Need to Know About Lawrie Brewster and Amicus Productions’ In the Grip of Terror
In the Grip of Terror, directed by Lawrie Brewster, is Amicus Productions' first film in over 40 years. Here are all of the details you need to know about it.
Essays & opinion
Lawrie Brewster’s 5 Brutally Honest Tips for Indie Filmmaking Success
After 15 years in indie horror, Lawrie Brewster shares 5 brutally honest lessons every filmmaker should know... to save you time, stress, and a world of pain!"
Essays & opinion
Lawrie Brewster Warns of a Broken Industry and How Indie Horror Can Survive
Veteran horror filmmaker Lawrie Brewster shares his thoughts on the decline of indie film markets and why he’s building a studio outside the system.
News
How to Watch The Slave and the Sorcerer
If you're looking to watch The Slave and the Sorcerer, Hex Studios' throwback to sleazy '80s sword-and-sorcery films, you can.
Essays & opinion
Lawrie Brewster Unveils Queen Ginnarra, an Operatic Nightmare of Faith, Power and the Abyss
Lawrie Brewster unveils Queen Ginnarra, a dark fantasy epic of betrayal, occult power and cosmic dread, where myth bleeds into madness and horror wears a crown.
Essays & opinion
Amicus Horror is Back and Ready to Shake Up Indie Horror News
Editor Kieran Fisher joins Lawrie Brewster to lead Amicus Horror, a bold new platform celebrating British indie horror, classic chills, and genre news.
News
Lawrie Brewster – British Horror Director Leading the Revival of the British Horror Studio
Lawrie Brewster is leading what may be the most ambitious independent film movement to emerge from the British horror scene in over 30 years. Following the announcement of the return of Amicus Productions, in collaboration with the Subotsky Estate, Brewster moved quickly to forge a powerful alliance with Hex Studios, resulting in the creation of The British Horror Studio.
Essays & opinion
In Fierce Defence of Deathstalker: Lawrie Brewster Battles to Save Sword and Sorcery
Lawrie Brewster defends cult classic Deathstalker and calls for a revival of sword and sorcery, a fantasy genre long dismissed but never forgotten.
From the archive
A Bloody Christmas Ritual: The Haunting Story of 'Black Santa'
An introduction by Lawrie Brewster And, upon this wintry day, full of dew and dreadful dreariness, I bring to you the most shocking and absurd Christmas horror tale ever to be conceived by the minds of mad, mortal men. So much so that even the mad Arab Alhazre