Edward Payson is an American film director, writer, and producer specializing in horror and documentary films. He directed Our Friend Jon (2019), a documentary exploring the life and death of a horror filmmaker, and The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012), a found footage horror film. Payson is also known for his work on Ravage (2013) and Morbid: A Love Story (2009).
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 14, 1986 (40)
- Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
- Director, producer, writer, actor and editor
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Edward Payson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Edward Payson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Our Friend Jon (2020) · actor, director, producer, editor · free
- Unsigned (2011) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era (2021) · actor, director, producer, editor · free
- In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film (2022) · actor, director, producer, editor · free
- Murdercise (2023) · thanks · free
- Crazed (2014) · director, producer · free
- Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011) · producer · free
- Ooga Booga (2013) · producer · free
- Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012) · art direction · free
Subscription and free streaming for Edward Payson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Murdercise(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Our Friend Jon(2020)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sunday Night Slaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Grindsploitation 4: Meltsploitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Crazed(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Ooga Booga(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Cohasset Snuff Film(2012)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Unsigned(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Id Proxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Morbid: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2009 to 2023.

Biggest box office
Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)

Highest rated
The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)

Most popular right now
Ooga Booga (2013)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Edward Payson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Edward Payson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Edward Payson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chelsie Baker shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Charles BandShared titles: Ooga Booga (2013), Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Band

Actors
- Maria OlsenShared titles: Our Friend Jon (2020), The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Maria Olsen

- Circus-SzalewskiShared titles: Crazed (2014), Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Circus-Szalewski

- Jordan ElizabethShared titles: Crazed (2014), The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jordan Elizabeth

Cinematographers
- Adam GotsensShared titles: In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film (2022), Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Gotsens
- Alex Van BrandeShared titles: Crazed (2014), Unsigned (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Van Brande
Producers
- Chelsie BakerShared titles: In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film (2022), Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era (2021), Our Friend Jon (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Chelsie Baker
- Gene ShawShared titles: Our Friend Jon (2020), The Cohasset Snuff Film (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Shaw

- Lucy PaysonShared titles: Our Friend Jon (2020), Unsigned (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Payson
- Phyllis AmeliaShared titles: Our Friend Jon (2020), Unsigned (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Phyllis Amelia