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Herschell Gordon Lewis

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Herschell Gordon Lewis

Born June 15, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied September 26, 201638 films

Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the 'splatter' subgenre of horror films. He is often called the 'Godfather of Gore' (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films, and at least one rural comedy.

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Two Thousand Maniacs! posterFirst watchTwo Thousand Maniacs!19645.5Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.View film

Essential films

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The Wizard of Gore poster5.4The Wizard of Gore1970Blood Feast poster4.8Blood Feast1963The Gore Gore Girls poster5.4The Gore Gore Girls1972Color Me Blood Red poster4.7Color Me Blood Red1965

Filmography

38 films as director
  1. 2017BloodManiaDirector
  2. 2009The Uh-oh ShowDirector
  3. 2002Blood Feast 2: All U Can EatDirector
  4. 1972The Gore Gore GirlsDirector
  5. 1971Black LoveDirector
  6. 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya!Director
  7. 1971The Year of the Yahoo!Director
  8. 1970The Wizard of GoreDirector
  9. 1970Miss Nymphet's Zap-InDirector
  10. 1969Linda and AbileneDirector
  11. 1969The Ecstasies of WomenDirector
  12. 1968Just for the Hell of ItDirector
  13. 1968How to Make a DollDirector
  14. 1968The Alley TrampDirector
  15. 1968Suburban RouletteDirector
  16. 1968She-Devils on WheelsDirector
  17. 1967Blast-Off GirlsDirector
  18. 1967The Girl, the Body, and the PillDirector
  19. 1967The Gruesome TwosomeDirector
  20. 1967A Taste of BloodDirector
  21. 1967Something WeirdDirector
  22. 1966Magic Land of Mother GooseDirector
  23. 1966Jimmy, the Boy WonderDirector
  24. 1966A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge!Director
  25. 1965Color Me Blood RedDirector
  26. 1965Monster a Go-Go!Director
  27. 1964Moonshine MountainDirector
  28. 1964Two Thousand Maniacs!Director
  29. 1963Scum of the EarthDirector
  30. 1963Bell, Bare and BeautifulDirector
  31. 1963Goldilocks and the Three BaresDirector
  32. 1963Blood FeastDirector
  33. 1963Boin-n-gDirector
  34. 1962Nature's PlaymatesDirector
  35. 1962Daughter of the SunDirector
  36. 1962The Adventures of Lucky PierreDirector
  37. 1961Living VenusDirector
  38. 1959Carving MagicDirector