Video Interview: Writer/Director Matthew John Lawrence Discusses the Slasher Influences and Practical Effects of BLOODY AXE WOUND

A teenager with a killer family history is forced to decide between continuing her father's blood-soaked legacy or carving her own path in the new movie Bloody Axe Wound. A clever coming-of-age horror comedy that both embraces and subverts beloved slasher staples, Bloody Axe Wound is now playing in select theaters via RLJE Films and Shudder, and Daily Dead caught up with writer/director Matthew John Lawrence to discuss the journey of getting Bloody Axe Wound made, including teaming up with producers Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan after they saw his movie Uncle Peckerhead, working with Billy Burke and Sari Arambulo to create a memorable father-daughter slasher duo, the importance of prioritizing practical effects, the joys of world-building his own slasher mythology, and his hope to make an Uncle Peckerhead sequel!

Synopsis: 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 Bladecut, 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.

Director and Screenwriter: Matthew John Lawrence

Cast: Sari Arambulo, Molly Brown, Eddie Leavy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Billy Burke

Executive Producer: Meg Mortimer

Producers (for Mischief Farm): Hilarie Burton Morgan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Producers (for Off Label HV): Cassandra Del Viscio, Mary Stuart Masterson

Producers: Liz DeCesare, Jordan Manekin, Eric Knapp, Mackenzie Luzzi, Sarah Fairchild

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 83 min