Portrait of Gary Whitson

Directing

Gary Whitson

Career

Active from 1978 to 2025, busiest in 1998 with 16 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score39/100
Highest rated
Poster for Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters
GoodWatch score39/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Exploitation Film 16
  • Exploitation 13
  • Low Budget 11
  • Exploitation Horror 11
  • B-Movie 10
  • Psychological Thriller 10
  • Gore 10
  • Cult Film 9
  • Campy 8
  • Grotesque Imagery 8
  • Disturbing 7
  • Revenge 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

253
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

41 titles
Boyfriend's Revenge
Boyfriend's Revenge

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Misadventures of Fanny Starr Chapter 2: Case of the Two Fanny Starrs
The Misadventures of Fanny Starr Chapter 2: Case of the Two Fanny Starrs

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Terrorists Part 2
The Terrorists Part 2

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Betrayed Again
Betrayed Again

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Mermaid Tales 1
Mermaid Tales 1

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Duct Tape Killer Returns
The Duct Tape Killer Returns

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Kidnapped & Chloroformed Nurses
The Kidnapped & Chloroformed Nurses

as The Killer (as G.W. Lawrence)

Strangled 7
Strangled 7

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Damsel in Distress 3
Damsel in Distress 3

Director

The Blind Date Strangler 2
The Blind Date Strangler 2

Editor, Director

The Burglar: Deadly Kidnapping
The Burglar: Deadly Kidnapping

Director

W.A.V.E.'s Best Horror Clips 2
W.A.V.E.'s Best Horror Clips 2

Director

2020s

5 titles
The Women Eaters
The Women Eaters (2025)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Trapper Reborn
The Trapper Reborn (2022)

as Brisco (as G.W. Lawrence)

Return to Bloody Creek
Return to Bloody Creek (2022)

as Police Chief

Ransom
Ransom (2021)

Director

Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy (2020)

Director

2010s

35 titles
Giftwrapped and Gutted
Giftwrapped and Gutted (2019)

Writer, Producer

Invisible Psycho
Invisible Psycho (2019)

as Invisible Killer (as G.W. Lawrence)

Tales for the Midnight Hour II
Tales for the Midnight Hour II (2018)

Director

The Strip Poker Strangler!
The Strip Poker Strangler! (2016)

as The Stranger (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Pinelands Murders!
The Pinelands Murders! (2012)

Editor, Director

Sorority Girl Murderer
Sorority Girl Murderer (2012)

as Officer Collins (as G.W. Lawrence)

Slavegirl Auction: The Abduction Files
Slavegirl Auction: The Abduction Files (2011)

as Jason (as G.W. Lawrence)

The New Necktie Strangler
The New Necktie Strangler (2011)

as The Necktie Strangler (as G.W. Lawrence)

The Perils of Jenny
The Perils of Jenny (2011)

as The Professor (uncredited)

Pumpkin Eyes
Pumpkin Eyes (2011)

as Chief Brisco (as G.W. Lawrence)

Codename: D.O.L.L. SQUAD: The Superheroine Murders!
Codename: D.O.L.L. SQUAD: The Superheroine Murders! (2010)

Director, Editor

Cannibal Sacrifice 2
Cannibal Sacrifice 2 (2010)

as Jake Bannister (as G.W. Lawrence) (archival footage)

2000s

63 titles
Female Mercenaries 2: The Mad Doctor of Zombie Island!
Female Mercenaries 2: The Mad Doctor of Zombie Island! (2008)

Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Around Midnight
Around Midnight (2004)

Director

HorrorTales.666
HorrorTales.666 (2003)

Director

Hayride Slaughter II
Hayride Slaughter II (2003)

Director, Producer

The Witch's Feast
The Witch's Feast (2003)

Director

Witch's Feast (Part 2)
Witch's Feast (Part 2) (2003)

Director

Abducted!
Abducted! (2002)

Director

Revenge of the Necktie Strangler
Revenge of the Necktie Strangler (2002)

Director

The Vegas Showgirl Strangler
The Vegas Showgirl Strangler (2002)

as Stanley Burns

Hayride Slaughter
Hayride Slaughter (2001)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Shock 2000: Snuff Perversions Part II
Shock 2000: Snuff Perversions Part II (2000)

Director

Lethal Illusions
Lethal Illusions (2000)

Director

1990s

98 titles · average score 39
Snuff Perversions: Bizarre Cases of Death
Snuff Perversions: Bizarre Cases of Death (1999)

Director

Eaten Alive: A Tasteful Revenge
Eaten Alive: A Tasteful Revenge (1999)

Director

Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as The guy next door

Sorority Slaughter 2
Sorority Slaughter 2 (1996)

as David Markham (as G.W. Lawrence)

Female Mercenaries on Zombie Island
Female Mercenaries on Zombie Island (1995)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters (1994)

as The Guy Next Door

Rana, Queen of the Amazon
Rana, Queen of the Amazon (1994)

Director

Sorority Slaughter
Sorority Slaughter (1994)

Director

The Kind of Meat You Can't Buy in the Store
The Kind of Meat You Can't Buy in the Store (1994)

as Gary (as G.W. Lawrence)

Hung Jury
Hung Jury (1994)

Director

The Mummy's Dungeon
The Mummy's Dungeon (1993)

as Marilyn's Husband (uncredited)

Curse of the Swamp Creature
Curse of the Swamp Creature (1993)

as (as G.W Lawrence)

1980s

10 titles
Sleepover Massacre
Sleepover Massacre (1989)

Director

Witchfinder
Witchfinder (1989)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Dungeon of Death
Dungeon of Death (1989)

Director

Sleepover Massacre (Prologue)
Sleepover Massacre (Prologue) (1989)

Director

WAVE of Terror
WAVE of Terror (1988)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Hadley’s Hellhole
Hadley’s Hellhole (1988)

as (as G.W. Lawrence)

Road Kill
Road Kill (1988)

Director, Writer

Ashes to Slashes
Ashes to Slashes (1988)

Director

Sisters
Sisters (1987)

Director

Misadventures of Fanny Starr
Misadventures of Fanny Starr (1981)

Director

1970s

1 title
If God Should Fail
If God Should Fail (1978)

Producer, Director