Herschell Gordon Lewis
Biography
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.
Known For
Top 36 Movies
American Grindhouse
2011
Horror Business
2005
BloodMania
2017
Divine Trash
2000
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Chainsaw Sally
2004
Smash Cut
2009
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003
Blood Feast
1963
Terror Toons 3
2015
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
1963
Crystalstone
1987
Killer Campout
2017
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
That's Sexploitation!
2013
The Gruesome Twosome
1967
Blood Feast
2016
The Alley Tramp
1968
Under the Scares
2010
Tonight You Die
2011
Living Venus
1961
Scum of the Earth
1963
Something Weird
1967
How to Make a Doll
1968
B-Documentary
2015
Psycho Holocaust
2009
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
1966
The Uh-oh Show
2009
Book of Lore
2007
A Taste of Blood
1967
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009